YUGOSLAV PRESS SUMMARIES

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51.61 .SIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS
. This Bulletin contains translations from Yugoslav newspapers ahd periodicals. It is intended for the use of
the participating missions and not for general distribution. Accuracy of the translations is not guaranteed.
NO. 151
HEADLINES
BORBA
May 10, 1950.
P.1. SOWING NEWS (2 cols.)
RAILROAD NEWS (2 cols.)
FPRY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES PLACE WREATH ON UNKNOWN
SOLDIERS TOMB
? GOVERNMENT OF PR CROATIA AWARDS MONEY TO PROMINENT WORKERS
MARSHAL TITO TIRES HIS CONDOLENCES TO HOLY SINOD
PLANES TO SPRAY VINEYARDS FOR FIRST TIME IN OUR LAND
EXAMPLE OF A VESSEL CREW (i col.)
P.2. PF ACTIVITIES (I col.)
PRESS CONFERENCE OF BRITISH TRADE UNION MEMBERS IN ZAGRE3
THE PRESIDIUM OF THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY OF THE FPRY GRATIFIES
GENERAL CONVENTION ON SOCIAL INSURANCE DETwEEN FRANCE AND
YUGOSLAVIA
TITO'S RELAY RACE
PREPARATIONS FOR ELECTIONS OF NEW PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES IN
BELGRADE (1 col.)
MINISTER OF EDUCATION OF PH SLOVENIA RECEIVES FORMER ITALIAN
PARTISANS
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UPRISING (excerpt from story "Return")(2i cols.)
P.3. SUNDRY ECONOMIC ITEMS (2 cols.)
STOCKHOLM: MANY PROMINENT PERSONS REPLACED IN ESTONIA
BUDAPEST: NEW PRESIDENT OF HUNGARIAN PRESIDIUM
PRAGUE: CLEMENTIS ON VACATION?
GORIZIA: COMINFORM FASCIST DEMONSTRATIONS IN VIDEM
ROME: STUDENTS STRIKE AT UNIVERSITY
BERLIN: SOVIET SUGGESTION FOR ELECTIONS IN BERLIN
FRANKFORT: INCREASE OF TRADING BETWEEN WESTERN GERMANY AND
EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
LAKE SUCCESS: SOVIET UNION QUITS 27 ORGANS OF UN TILL NOW
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ROME: UN COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD MEETS IN ROME
PEKING: TELEGRAM FROM CHU EN LAJ TO TRYGVE fIE
ROME: CONFERENCE FOR ASSIGNMENT CF RADIO LENGTHS IN
RAPAL
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PARIS: PRIOR TO LONDON CONFERENCE ,
VIENNA: RESULTS OF LUNICPAL ELECTIONS IN LOWER AUSTRIA
HANOVER: BRITISH POLICE ARREST TWO HIGH CP GERMAN LEADERS
IN LOWER SAXONY
OXFORD: WELL KNOWN rMERICAN WRITER DIES
P.4. SUNDRY ITEMS IN CONNECTION WITH CHILAENS WEEK (2 cols.)
CULTURE LIFE (1 col.)
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11, IOLITIKA
P.1. COMPETITION BEGINS IN YUGOSLAV ZONE OF FTT IN CONNECTION WITH
BIRTHDAY L ,ACH OF TITO
P.2. DR. GAVRILO - PATRIARCH (I col.)
P.3. DECREE ON BUYING III CF CATTLE ANTh LARD FOL 1950 (2i cols.)
111. GLAS
P.1. PLENUM OF CITY COMITTEE OF PF BELGRADE (3 cols.)
P.2. POWDERED GARLIC - on NEW EXPORT ARTICLE
HOW THE SOVIET ;HESS "POPULARIZED" THE NL STRUGGLE IN
YUGOSLAVIA (1 col.)
P.3, PRODUCTS OF OUR DOMESTIC HANDICRAFT 7EING SOLD ON WORLD MARKET
(li cols.)
1V. HAD
P3. FQCTORY OF CANNED FISH BEGINS PRODUCTION IN ZDAR (li cols.)
HIGH TENSION LINE I-RILE - BITOLJ STARTS OPERATION
WEATHER Cloudy
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THE FOREIGN POLICY OF NEW YUGOSLAVIA
The so-called "Yugoslav euestion" is both typical and instructive
in the understanding of the present general international situation,
or better said, for proper appraisal of the world political crisis
which has lasted since the end of the second World War and which gives
no indication of relenting hut, to the contrary, seems to be becoming
more tense.
What is.the essence of the. "Yugoslav ouestien"7 Its essence
is undoubtedly the stand which the Yugoslav government is carrying
out in its internal and foreign policy, as well as the undeniable
fact that.. the, Yugoslav people approve, by a great majority, this
stand and powerfully support their people's government on the cuestion
of it policies. What is the essence of that policy? Its essence
in the land is the development of a new society and new soCial
relations - the ubimlitous development of socialism. Tersely expressed
the essence of the foreign policy is A policy consistant to peace and
the defence of our independence.
(The article then goes on to cuote the nine points, concerning
foreign policy given by Tito in his speech. to the People's Assembly
on April 27, 15O.)
This is the essence of the foreign policy in Yugoslavia and
there can be no doubt, no ubiguity or reinterpretation in regards to
it. At a conference given-to the representatives of the foreign and
domestic. press Marshal Tito 'once again affirmed the goals of our
foreign policy. Comrade Kardelj, in his well-known election speech
at Crnemelj, spoke about the foreign policy at length. Among other
things he said "Yugeslavia is against economic and Political expansion
of monopolist Capital and the imperialist tendencies inextricable
intertwined with it 'for control over small states and for their
turn..ing into dependent states, as well as it is-against the "hegemonist"
tendencies inside the so-called socialist world, tendencies aimed ?
against the peoples who are on the road of socialist development...',
because 'these tendencies also represent a danger to peace ae does
everyother attack on. the self assertion and independence of any
sovereign people'."
"Our foreign policy,said Comrade Kardelj is a Tolley which
is consistant to peace-and the defense of our independence. Remain-
ing true to its policy, our country can never become a member of
any aggressive bloc. Deing a socialist country, we do not want to
do anything in our foreign policy which would .strengthen the forces
of imperialist reaction. On the contrary, we.will do-everything,
which is benificial and which strengthens the forces of progress,
democracy and: socialism. We do not hide this. We announce it to the
world, But in the same way we shall decisively oppose the hememonist
anti-socialist, and anti-democratic tendencies of the Cominform policies
and every attempt to: force such a policy on' our people by pressure
or force. Socialist Yugoslavia can not be neutral today, but does
not belong to any bloc and is carrying out.its own peace loving,
democratic and socialist foreign policy to which every form of
aggression is repugnant."
Why has the so-called "Yugoslav duestian" risen in international
events? This can be explained by the stand and the foreign, policies
of a small state which stands unflinchingly on-the principles of
internationalright,: on the consistant defense of democratic peace
and on the bene4tion of just what sort of relations must exist
between states - all this does nbt really exist in international
events of today. That is why this sort of stand and :foreign policy
seems to be a special.occurance in relation to present day inter-
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national reality. Instead of the states which are members of the
UN; regardless of whether they are big or small, carrying out a
policy of strengthening those international organizations and organi-
zing new international systems on the principles of the UN charter
and instead of such a. policy,being aArardstick for individual member
states in practice, this yardstick is twisted in, present day?inter-
national.reality. This explains why, after five-years since the
wars end, pence has not been established but, to the contrary, a
cold itr is being carriod Gilt. This is the essence of the 7Yugosl V
cuestion" which in fact is not a Yugoslav ouestion but a cuestion
of all.prOgressive and peace loving people in the world and
especially the .small people.
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V-E DAY CEREMONY
Today, Victory day, representatives ofthe government of
FITLY and of the Yutoslav army laid wreaths on the tomb of the
Unknown soldier at Ayala as a token of remembrance for the victims
of the war against ?Fascism.
The following Ministers represente(' the 7:Overnment at the
ceremony:
Milovan Diil s, Frane Frol (Minister of Justice), the
Minister; president of the Consul for communications, Bozidar
Maslaric, Vick? Krstulovic (Minister of the Navy), the Minister -
secretary-general of the Govornment'of FRY, Ljubodrag Djuric, the
assitant minister for Foreign Affairs Lee Titates, and the.Minister
plenipotentiary, head of the frotocol section of the Ministry for
Foreign Affairs, Comrade Sloven Smodlaka.
The Chief of the General Staff', Colonel-General Koca Popcvic
represented the Army, accompanied by a number of other senior
.officers.
Milovan I)ilas laid a wreath on behalf of the Government of
FPRY while Koca Popovic did so in the name of the -Army.
The ceremonywas also attended by foreim diplomats and
military attaches.
(Borba-Wednes.ay)
PROMINENT WORKER REWARDED
The celebrated_tractor-driver of the,',gricultural Machinery
station at Osijek, frnnjo Sajbert, and. Ante' Mrkorjic, a founder
the Osijek iron-foundry en' agricultural machinery factory, who,
from October of last year, ha.vt- been completing tasks of the second
five year plan have been rewarded 17 the -overnment of the FR of
Croatia with a grant of 40,000 dinars. The first woman metal worker
in the country to h'I-e comP]ettd the five year plan, Marija Pantie,
who works at. the iron-foundry at Iozeim, in Slawonia, received a -
reward of 20,000 diners. 'n identical sum was won by Dragan Babic,
a prominent fighter for the increase of -roductivity of work in the
Osijek leather factory.
(Tenjug-Borba-Wednesday)
IRRIGATION FROM THE AIR
For the first time in this country this spring vineyards in gerbia
are to be watere ind fro ai.araft zioptti . ,
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of Vrsac wilI:be watered, to prevent the sun scorching the vine
stocks. .A-11-preparations for the execution of the scheme,iave
already been' made.' ?
(Borba-Wednesday)
COMINFORM-FASCIST DEKONSTRATION AT VIDEM
Italian Cnminformists yesterday ioined with members of the
Fascist Social Movement in organizinF a Chauvinist demonstration at "
videm. . They carried placards with the sloFans '"Trieste, Zadar, Split,
Dubrovnik and s;5ng irredentist songs. When the procession reached
the Labour hall, the former secretany of the Videm branch of the
Federation of the CP of Italy appeared on the balcony, to shouts
of "Istria foi. Italy" and displayed an Italian Flag. The Italian
flag was at the same time als isp1ayect from the balcony of the
Videm Federation of the CP of Itnly. This 1ad vls not followed
by a sin-41e other party so that the Cominformists in the procession
found themselves alone with the members of the Fascist Social
Movement.
(TanjuF-Borba-Wednes(,ay)
WEST GERMAN TRADE ',TITH E'.3T
Reuter reports fr-m Fr-nkfort thnt 'lest German trade with the
countries of Eastern Europe (excluding ooviet .Lussia nnd umania)
was four times Freater in 1947 than in 1948. increase was
particularly marked in the import cf Frain: in comparison with
1948 imports worth 120,000 dollars, last year's imports of grain
had increased to a total value of 21 million dollars. Besides
grain Western Germany'also imports suFar, mnsium, Bauxite, Kaolin
and other material.
T,he total yearly value of the trade agreeements which Western .
Germany now had. with the countries of Eastern Europe? amounts to 463
million dollars.
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IRREGULARITIES IN THE WORK OF BELGRADE RESTAURANTS
The situation in many Belgrade institutions for communal
Seeding is not any better than the state of affairs in the majority
of hotels, restaurants and inns. Possibly they are even worse.
This has been established'by a survey which has., recentlybeen made
by a special commission.-
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feeding
A concern for communal/in the first rejon;..it appears, has no
kind of control of coupons from ration cards and coupons from pay-
ment cards and so the restaurant is open to misuse'. A survey was
made of the Smederevo which is run by the first rejon. It is a
restaurant available only to people put on a diet by a doctor.. The
food is very good but in spite of that if someone finds they. are not
satisfied then they can get more. Those who pay for supper get
much more food than is laid down in the diet. .Sp this restaurtal* e.
is very suitable for the feeding of those who are hetlthyas.won:
This is probably.why such irregularities have started. First the
Smederevo has a hundred clients who have no doctor's certificate
for a diet. Secondly, 40% of the clients are composed of pensioners.
There is a minimum of workers. Thirdly, it is claimed that whole
families feed in this restaurant on doctors' certificates. One
family of father, mother and child and another family of father,
mother, child, grandfather and grandmother. The Redovic family
consist of mther, son anddaughter-in-law. And .all these have
certificates that they need a diet. The majority of members of
these families have citizen's ration cards. The commission states
that all members of certain families have been issued with certifi-
cates by the same doctor. The hygienic conditions in the kitchen
of the Smederevo are as had as the food is c.)od.The kitchen is
filthy.
There stands in, the kitchen of the Smederevo a potato-peeling
machine but it has not been connected up. Instead of ceiling a
mechanic to get the machine going three people are employed almost
thelnhole day doing nothing but peelimaln4oes.. In addition to
this the restaurant has two large meat/wHidh are not utilised, As
in certain Belgrade commercial restaurants, the Smederevo has no
oloths for drying crockery and so table-cloths are used.
In the fourth Rejon irregularities have also been discovered.
The 120_21.1LL has a disordered and dirty kitchen. This restaurant
differs frOm others in its uncultured service . It can be seen
from the complaints book that the behaviour of the personnel towards
clients is rude.
The kitchen of the Kikevac restaurant is also dirty and unsuit-
able for a restaurant for workers and officials: In its cellar a
large quantity of potatoes were found,. of which half were bad.
Service in thisrestaurant is very uncultured.
In all the workersLofficials' restaurants of the fourth rejon.
the quality of food is not good and has not the prescribed calory
-content. The majority of restaurants cook only one dish although
there is a possibility of preparing more.
The uncultured surface in these restaurants and the other irregu-
larities are partly the blame of the -personnel department of the
directorate of undertakings for communal feeding which has'nt even
a record department for personnel. They have not taken the trouble,
in spite of all the complaints, to arrange one single hour's instruction
for employees of r staurants,
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The Mostar. restaurant in the 7th rejon is one of the filthiest
Of alL The Mostar claims that.it is issued with less material
.for the preparation of meals than it 'is entitled to and makes this
an excuse for servingless than the proper quantities and only one
dish, In this way the firm makes profits at the expense of the
-.working people who feed in the restaurant.
Irregularities wpre also foundin the 7emun restaurant3. For
instance thacLovcen restaurant is dirty, as is the Vojvodina where
the Complaint book is fUll of complaints about the rude service.
:Having completed the survey the commission has issued orders to
managements to repair theit. offortS. If this is not done the
strictestpunishment will be meted out. #
l'GLAS" 11 cols.)
PERSONALITY OF PATRIARCH GAVRILO DOZIC
After a short illness from erahly of the brain and weakness of
the heart Muscles Gavrilo Dozici_Patriarch of the SerbianOrthodox
Churchldied,at 6.30 on the 7th May is death came as a result of
sufferings in internMent during' the second world war. Patriarch
Gavrilo. had, as a result of a hard life in internment, to go after
the liberation for a year's cure in Italy and Czechoslovakia,
Patriarch Gavilo-was,bK)rntontbeth: May-1881:in the village
of Brujicima in Donjkmoraca (Montenegro). ..nefere ordination his
.name was Djordje. He was ordained in the monastery of Sicev near
Nish on the 26th February 1900 and the following day took up the
work of.Jerodjalc.en and on the 5th March in the same year in the
same capacity at the
catheral churph in.Nish,.
In 190.3 ho completed theological teachers' school in Prizren,
in 1907. passed his exams in philosophy in Athens, .As a .regular
_student of the theological faculty in Athens he obtained his diploma
and after a successful dissertation"Christianity among the Serbs
up to the 13th Centuary" he obtained his doctorate of theology.
After that he went to France and Switzerland to perfect his French.
On his return from Switzerland he was raised to the rank of Archi-
mandrit and thereafter, in 1909, appointed Secretary of. the Sabor
in Hilendar, in 1910 as religious adviser to the Serbian mission
in Istanbul, on the. 1st December 1911 he was chosen asdAetropolitan
of Rashko-Prizren.. ' In 1913 he was appointed .Metropolitan. and.
Archbishop Pech and. in 1920 Metropolitan of the Montenegro
coastal district. After the death of Patriarch Varnave he was
chosen on the 21st February 1938 .as Patriarch of the Serbian
Orthodox Church. Consistent with his attitude which he held during
the Balkan and first world wars he behaved as n good patriot and
-confirmed his prestige. as patriarch during the second world war and
the fascist occupattond Patriarch Gavrilo condemned the shameful-?
pact of traitors Cvetkovic and Macek, for ? which the :Hitler propa-
ganda violently attacked him over the radio,
Throughout the occupation Patriarch Gavrilo was held in intern-
ment first in the monastery at Rakovica and thereafter in Vojlovica.
Pressure was brought to hear on him during that period to join certair
bishops who had signed the statement against the Partisan movement
and the national liberation army, but he resolutely refused with the
'words "I cannot- and will not condemn those who fight for their people
and their liberty".-- This made his position in captivity -worse.
He even reached the notorious camp of Dachau. How far pressure on
Patriarch Gavrilo went can be seen by the fact that, as he himeelf
has o1d the traitors Liotic and 1\ldic offered him a post in their
3eRIPY6c1g9if,qPtt 20TP.,9/P6 c!?1?.8-0eolAw-p9R1 9-9R0 s
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Just before the Capitulation he was offered the post- of Premier-N.
in.a"ChUrch Government" but that also he rufused. ThUS behaved
Patriarch lavrilb under ,suffering ahd then he had to show true
patriotism. -
After his cure in Italy and Czechoslovakia Gvrilo returned
in the autumn of 1946 to his liberaed country. With full knowled
and understanding he worked to get the 3erbian Orthodox Church to
tak parTEI,md'assist? the post-war revival riad building of our
country'. His duty as heai of the Serbian Orthodox Church was not
easy either before or after the war, when his lifficulties'came
principally from the fact :that there lips not the necessary unity
and understanding among the bishops themselves. Thus bishops
Nikolaj VeliMirovic and Irinaj DThrdjeVic Stayed abroad- like
traitors and Dionisije even renounced citizenship of his country.
All that had its effect on' the health of Patriarch lavrilo and
hindered him in his work.
The body of l'atriarch Gavrilo_has been laid in the Cathedral
Church in Belgrade, where he will be buried on the 11th May.
LaTB.13AV JOMOV1C.
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MARSHAL TITO'S CONDOLONCES TO THE SYNOD
Premier of the Government of the F.PflY, filarshal Josip Broz Tito,
sent his condolences in a telegram to the synod of the Serbian .
Orthodox church on the occasion of the death of Patriarch Gavrilo.
The Government of the FTA.Y also sent their condolences to the
synod.
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POWDERED GARLIC QTJ1.L NEW EXPORT.
Novi Sad. ,
Two and a half of wagon loads of garlic were bought up last
Year from the fruit and vegetable concerns "Povrtarm,and "Jugo-
;iamomila" where they were stored without being used . At Mokrin
this garlic was sliced and dried in the same stoves as they used
for drying camomile, and was ground up in the "Pobeda" Mills at
Tetrovaradin. To the 3,120 kg of ordinary powder 864 4 of re-
fined garlic power was extracted. This was well packed in tin
airtigiat boxes. 1
This P.,arlic powder cv last for years and is very useful for
meat preserving and picklte indtiltries.It has been well received
on the American market and many orders have been given for it.
Th p production of powdered garlic does not .r..quire much
equipment and it is therefore very useful as a new export article.
Through "Povrtar" and "Jugo-kamomile it has been arranged for
gatisic to be cu4 vated in many districts, such as Kikinda,the-Novo
Knezevo district' ?ecanj district and other places.
("Glas" - 10 May)
HOW THE SOVIET PRESS "POPULARISES" THE NATIONAL
LIBERATION STRUGGLE IN 'YUGOSLAVIA.
The Cominform propaganda when it speaks ln praise of the
Soviet Union includes the Yugosllv NL War amongst these things.
Radio Prague recently announced that it was the Soviet press
that first gave reports about the successes of the Yugoslav Par-
tizans and that " the recongintion of the Yugoslav NL Movement
by the Allies and in public opinion was entirely owinL to the
Soviet press and radio".
The Soviet press holds one of the first places, but an in-
glorious place,in information about the war in Yugoslavia. In
November 1941, gadlo Moscow broadcast about how Draza Mlhajlovic
was the leader of the rising in Serbi4;that was at the time when
the rising in Serbia was in full swing and when there was a large
piece of liberated territory, which immediately afterwards was
attacked by the Germans and thealetniks together..
The attitude of the Soviet press right up to the end of the
war was rather indefinite because the Soviet Government's line
on the NL Movement was reserved. The Soviet Government constantly
advised (the Yugoslays) that the should not wear the red star
and they never overlooked an occasion to celebrate King Peter's
birthday. Tn August 1942, the Yugoslay. Royal Legation was
promoted to the rank of an EmAsy, and the Soviet People's
Commissariate of Foreign Affai'fttfileftid the return of the King
to his country, furthermore they concluded an agreement about
dividing the Balkans into spheres of interest between themselves
and the British,fifty-fifty etc. From all this it is quite clear
that the Soviet Goernment was not exactly sincere and enthusiastic
in popularising the NL War in Yugoxlavia,.
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When the second session af AVNOJ was held the radio station
Free Yugoslavia which was in the Soviet Union, in its report about
the session made no mention of the resolution about the termina-
tion of the monarchy and the ban on the King's return. The So-
viet Government's attitude was that AVNOPs resolution was a"stab
in the back?ftr the Teheran Conference. It Was only several days
after Great Britain and the USh had ,riven adequate reports about
the session that radio station Free YucP,oslavia did the same.
Radio Moscow,from which the Yugoslav fighters expected
moralsupport did not show up theChPtniks until the end of 1942,
although they had many documents about th . Until that time
Radio Moscow had not infrequently. praised Draza Mihajlovic and
had kept silent on the subject of the Partizans. This happen-
ed in spite of the frequent and urgent protests from our leaders
who had given. the Soviet Union a large number of original docu-
ments about Mihajlovic's collaboration with the Germans and about
the great successes of the National Liberation War. "
Later, when the NL Movement became a powerful army and purged
a large part of Yugoslavia of the enemy , the Soviet Union did not
cease putting difficulties in the way of speaking the truth about
the situation in Yugoslavia. When comrade Djilas, was staying in
Moscow in Arpil 1944, as head of our Military Mission, he wrote
an article for "Pravda" about thP'succespes - of the NL Movement
in its struggle against the occupier. However, the Editors of
"Pravda" crazed th.e parts which mentioned the CFY and the
organisers and leadersof tie NL War an the parts concerning AVNOJ's
resolution. It is well-known that the fabrications concerning
the NL Movement were published in the Western press but we had
expected more support from the Soviet Union. It often happened
that the Soviet press announced news concerning Yugoslavia, onlyaftEr
it had appeared in the press of the Anglo-American Allies.
("Glas" - 10 May),
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SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS
This Bulletin contains translations from Yugoslav newspapers and periodicals. It is intended for the use of
the participating missions and not for general distribution. Accuracy of the translations is not guaranteed.
NO. 152 May 11, 1950
HEADLINES
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P.1. A MINING BRIGADE IN ONE SHIFT (2 cols.)
THE GLASS FACTORY IN POGASHKA SLATINA HAVE COMPLETED THEIR
HALF YEARLY PLAN
RAILWAY NEWS (2/3's col.)
SOWING NEWS (1/2 col.)
A NEW WOOD DRYER STARTED UP IN CERKINCI
THE SOLUTION OF THE CHINESE REPRESENTATION WILL REDUCE INTER*
NATIONAL TENSION: NEW YORK
P.2, AGAIN ON THE ROAD OF THE PARTY AND THE PEOPLE (Article Lazarvic)
(li cols.)
THE TITO BATON (I col.)
CHANGES IN THE GOVERNMENT OF SERBIA
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FORMER ITALIAN PARTISANS HAVE LEFT
THE COUNTRY
ARCHIVE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (2 cols.)
REPORTER LAV TOLSTOJ AND "BLIND ALLEYS"
P.3. CULTURAL LIFE (1 col.)
PEOPLE'S TECHNIQUES * NEW RECORDS BY OUR PARACHUTISTS (I col.)
CONFERENCE OF THE WESTERN FOREIGN MINISTERS: LONDON (11 cols,
LETTER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER POLITICAL PRISONERS IN
GERMANY:
STOCKHOLM: WELL-KNOWN SWEDISH AUTHOR MARIJA SHERNSTED COMES
OUT FOR INDEPENDENCE OF KP SWEDEN
SOVIET REPRESENTATIVE LEAVES SESSION OF RED CROSS LEAGUE
CONCERT IN THE YUGOSLAV-AMERICAN HOUSE IN NEW YORK
THE HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT IS READY TO DISCUSS COMPENSATION TO
BRITISH NATIONALS
LIES AND SLANDERS COLUMN (3/4's Col.)
TRIESTE: CONSULTATION OF MEMBERS OF PEASANT COUNCIL IN THE
ANGLO-AMERICAN ZONE FTT
P.4, ORDER ON THE COLLECTION OF CATTLE AND FAT IN 1950 (1 cols,)
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ROAD TRANSPORT WEEK (1/3 cal.)
11. POLITIKA
P.1, IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEW ORDER ON THE COLLECTION CF CATTLE
AND FAT (Article cols.)
JOURNEY BY TRYGVE LIE THROUGH EUROPE WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO
RELAXING INTERNATIONAL TENSION: NEW YORK
PARIS: SCHUMANN }Di:POSES UNIFICATION OF FRENCH AND GERMAN
COAL AND STEEL PRODUCTION
TRIESTE CHILDREN WILL AGAIN HOLIDAY IN SLOVENIA
OTTAWA: THE CANADIAN LOWER HOUSE REJECTS ANTI-COMMUNIST
PROPOSAL BY CONSERVATIVES
P.2, ROM: SESSION OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE?
CHICAGO: BIG STRIKE OF RAILWAY WORKERS HAS BEGIN IN US
PARIS: DEBATE ON MILITARY CREDITS IN FRENCH ASSEMBLY
PEKING: INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MANCHURIA
SOVIET-CZECH TRADE RELATIONS ACCORDING TO TREATY AND IN
PRACTICE
F.3. FROM THE EXHIBITION CF THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE
PEOPLE'S COUNCILS (2 cols.)
WORKERS INFORM TITO OF NEW WORKING OBLIGATIONS (1 "col.)
STUADLIC SENDS CONDOLENCES TO SYNOD
P.4, THIS YEAR'S SUMMER HOLIDAY FOR PICNIRI (3/4's col.)
NUMBER OF MOTORBUSES AND TRAMS INCREASED IN BELGRADE
111 RAD
P.2, RELEASE OF MAN POWER - SOME IRREGULARITIES IN SPLIT
GEORGES CONGEAU IMAGINES DISCUSSION ABOUT YUGOSLAVIA (li cols.
P.3, COAL PRODUCTION IN VELENJE MINE HAS INCREASED BY 600 PER CENT
COMPARED WITH FRE-WAR (2 cols.)
1V. OMLIDINA
P,2, NEW COMPETITION ON THE AUTOPUT (1 col.),
P.4. PREPARATIONS BY FRENCH YOUTH FOR DISPATCH OF WORKING BRIGADES
TO YUGOSLAVIA .(3/4's col.)
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CONFERENCE CF WESTERN FOREIGN MINISTERS
London, May 10, 1950
After preparations which have been going, on for several mon\
both in Faris and in London, a three power conference Of Foreign
Ministers from the United Steates, Great Britain and France will
begin tomorrow in London. By the middle of May the plenary
session of the Council of the intlantic Pact will be finished. For
this confernce the three' western powers have mobilized their
strongest diplomatic apparatus and the conference will be carrieq
on amongst experts of the three countries.-
? Although the agenda of the .conference has not been announced
yet, the papers aay that the a.elicy of the Western Powers must be
either changed or coordinated.
However, the question of priority of the Problems to be dis-
cussed has aroused much speculation amongst the Western Powers.
The Christian Science Monitor considers that the conference has
been organized in order to remove any-dangerous controversies
which obstruct security measures of the Western world. Acheson'
states that'the problem of strategy in the ?d war or the problem
of military, economical and nolitical cooperation of the Western
countries in the cold war should, be put first on the agenda of the
conference. cc)rdinp-. to"France Press" this is a most important
cuestion for "Inerica and the "London Times" states that Acheson
will demand that the entire conference should he based on his
idea that "The cold war must he realized as a permanent factor
in the planning of future policy in the Western Powers." The
other member countries regard the conference more from the point
of view of their own?national interests. The"London People"
announces that Devin, in the name of Great Britain will demand that
they discuss the problem of reviving Japanese ,.end German trade.
It is expected that France will wish to discuss the problem of
Indo-China.
Over the problem of Indo-China, France and the United States
have a fundamentally different outlook. France is not prepared to
finance the war in Viet Nam as the French people wish. The Americans
demand that American aid to Indo-China should b devided immediately
amongst the Three Puppet Governments in Indo-China which amounts to
America's immediate intervention in French Colonial possessions.
This dispute was not solved in th,, London conference.
The United States considers that divided and occupied Germany'
should be allowed to enter the Atlantic Pact but France,especially,
and Great Britain as well are opposeduto this. The Western press
PI Asees that the problem of We5tern. ermany will be a difficult one.
In connection with this the talks between levin and Acheson will. ,
probably have a great influence in the future of this sterling area.
America demands that Great '?ritain should sacrifice national interest
for strengthening mutual opperations ani should take upon herself ,
great military and economic obligations. A Reuter commentator
su-gests that the Americans should sacrifice the Western European
countries for the purpose of building up "estern Germany and that
Great Britain and France should tear the bufden for the conflicts
in the Far East. On the other hand Great Britain wishes to concentrate
her efforts on revival in Great Thitain.
Foreign office circles are Prepared to admit that the American
desire to liquidate the sterlin- bloc is the :-reatest hinderance
to reaching an agreement amonr-st the Western :ow rs. The Western
European countries wish to or7anize their economy so that they will
be free from dollar aid by the time the Tgarshall Flan comes to an
end.
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YUGOSLAV-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
New York, May 10
On the seventh of May the club of Friends' of New Yugoslavia
held a concert in the Yugoslav-American hall in New York. The
well-known violinist, Zlatko Balokovic, who is a friend of New ?
Yugoslavia and the young American artists of Yugoslav extraction,
Irena Kramaric-Liric, retty Jdnic,nnd Marko Rotmiler,took part.
They sang songs by Yugoslav and tmleri:can composers.
The concert was opened by the president of the Club, Nikolo
Telesmanic and in his speech he said that the people of Yugoslavia
will win through in their struggle. After him Aleksandr Joric,
the president of the Directors of "Novi List",spoke. Both these
speeches were much applauded and Yugoslavia's struggle for the
building up of socialism was approved. After the concert Americans
of Yugoslav origin asked their guests from the FPRY to give their
sincere greetings to the Yugoslav people.
(Borba-Thursday)
ALE BEELER'S ANNOUNCEMENT
NEW YORK, May 10
Speaking from ,the United Nations radio station on May 9,
Pies Bebler announced that he considered that Mr. Trygve Lie's
visit to Europe "might be of real use since Lie, in the present
unfortunate situation, is probably the best person to make the
first step in loosening international tension." 3eller said
that he agreed with Trygve Lie's idea of holding an extraordinary
meeting of the security council since such meetings had been
foreseen in Paragraph 2 of article 28 of the Chaoter of the United
Nations.
In connection with the cuestion about diqinese representatives
to UN g Ales Bebler said that he hoped the representatives of PR
China would be recognized not only by the General Assembly but
also by the extraordinary session of the Security Council, If
this did not happen he would consider that the extraordinary
session had suffered a failure. He considered the question
simple and thought that its solution should be clear, since the
Chinese people had brought into power anew government which they
had elected themselves.
Other people speaking on the program Were the Canadian Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Pe-arson, the French representative to the United
Nations, Jean Chovel, the Philippine' representative, Romulo
and the United States representative, Austin.
Pearson announced that the universal character of the United
Nations was very important tnd he express'ed the hope that UNO would
be6ome ')owerful organization for collective security. Rnmulo
stressed that the lic:uidation of UNO would be a blow to peace and
international cooperation in the world. He deprecated Hoover's
proposal for excluding the Eastern European Countries from the
United Nations.
(Borba-Thursday)
REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE nUYING UP OF CATTLE AND 'FAT IN 195b
A new law has been announced about. the buying-up of cattle
and fat this year. The main points are roughly as follows:
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Holdings are divided into ca egories thus:
CATEGORY SIZE CF PROPERTY
1. Up to three hectares
2. From Three to Five hectares
From .ive to Eight hectares
4. From Eirht to Ten hectares
5. From Ten to Fifteen hectares
6. From Fifteen to Twenty hectares
7. From Twenty upwards
The following are the amounts of fat that these holdings
must produce:
1. 5 to
2. 8 to
3. 15 to
15 kilograms
55 kilograms
90 kilcwrams
4.
20 to
120
kilograms
5.
30 to
145
kilograms
6.
40 to
165
kilograms
(This applies to any holdings
with more than 15 hectares of
cultivable land)
? In calculating the amounts of cattle and fat to be delivered
by.these holdings the following thins are taken into consideration:
A. The actual number of cattle or pis in the
U. The use of state and cooperative pastures.
C. The economic power of the holding.
D. Te conditions for rearing cattle and
E. Whether or not stock-rearing is the main concern of the
holding.
F. The needs of the holding itself.
G. The number of members in the holding and its labor power
If the people concerned are not satisfied with their obligations
they nay complain within eight days to the District People's Committee.
This Committee is bound to send back their decision within 15 ''ays.
They District People's Committee will give details about how
the buying-up is to be carried out. After that holdings must
immediately conclude agreements about their obligations. In the
case of cooperatives, this will come within the economic plan of
the individual cooperative.
?A fine, of up to 50,000 dinars or correctivc labor from three
months upward will he given if a/ the deliveries are not completed
within the stipulated period L/ if the fat has been made heavier
by artificial means 0/ if incorrect details have been given about
the number of pigs and cattle or any ether false information.
A fine of 25,000 dinars or a term of corrective labor will be
given if the people concerned refuse unjustifiably to comply
with regulations.
Officials to do with the buying up can also be fined up to
10,000 dinars for various failures an errors on their part.
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NEW PARACHUTE RECORDS
Although the International Air Tederation does not keep
separate records on parachute jumping the best achievements are
on record. According to unofficial and incomplete details a
parachute instructor in the Soviet Union jumped 40 times in 24
hours in 1946. Two years later an instrUctor in the Argentine
jumped 50 times in 21+. hours.
Some time ago Stanko Skoberna, member of the Skoplje Aero
Club attacked this record and yesterday he set up a new one,
In a total of a2 hours he jumped 47 times.
? The first international Competition in parachute jumping
took place in Kragujevac... Our first record-holder, Alexander
Stanic, director of the-parachute school of-Belgrade aerO club
was present. The success of the Sloplje parachutist Caused him
to attack his record earlier than he had intended. In a total
of 14 hours and 3 minutes Stanic jumped 50 times. The first jump
was made at 5 in the morning from 500 metres. As soon as he landed
a motor car took him to the second plane. He quickly put on a
Second parachute and took off. By 9 o'clock he had jumped 30
times. After a short restof three hours he continued to jump
and by 19.30 haddliarW05AAfirsres. With this feat Stanic became
the parachute jumperywifc h-the most jumps to his credit. He started
in 1946 and has now jumped 112 times.
Both Stanic and Skoberna had on them Parachutes of home manu-
facture, which proved themselves excellent.
.("BORBA")
SOVIET-CZECH -.TRADE-REL:,TION3 ACCORDING TO PRACTICE
It. is a fact that in presentday Czechoslovakia, a country with
,an all-round developed industry which was undamaged in the war,
in deed to the contrary was increased, in this country for the last
vears there has been felt an increasing -shortage of products on
the market. In so far as there a.re goods in the shops their price
is .-edather too high orelse the goods are of poor quality. That
fact quite understandably provokes dissatisfaction among. the broad
masses, who wonder what is the reason for this strange state of
affairs.
Many and various explanations have been given by the party
agitators (as for instance that this is "an invariable occurrence
during the changeover from anarchistic private production to planned
production.) These have done nothing either to explain or to
meet:the.dissatisfaction. It is generally known that Czechoslovak
industry continues to produce huge quantities of goods, and also
to export, in general to the. Soviet Union, just those products.
?
Nevertheless, the leaders of the KP PRC are trying: by every
means not to assuage but rather to increase the ever-growing
dissatisfaction a .1 over the present abctation in the FRC for
which the evident shortage in the market is only one of many causes.
One such attempt is represented by the speech of the Minister
for Foreign Trade Antonjin'regor, which he made on the 23rd April
this year and in which he defended and juStified the tremendous
exports to the Soviet Union. As justification *I' the official
figures of over a milliard crowns exported to the Soviet Union.
(and according to unofficial figures that is only one'tenth 'of-the
true exports) Gre7or out forward the following arguments:
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"At the moment when crisis in the :capitalist 'world is
we would not be in a position to export such a ..cluntity of goo
capitalist countries, nor to buy such quantities of raw material
necessary to our industry"..
When, even in roughest outline, the conditions are given under
which this export takes place, then the poverty of argument of this
pleader becomes obvious and the dissatisfaction of the working masses
of the PRC are shown to be not only -understandable but also justi-
fied.
In. the first post-war years the foreign trade of Czechoslovakia
Increasingly oriented itself towards the East, in the.first inst-
ance towards the USSR. That post-war re-orientation rapidly
empha,sised.the Soviet Union as the principal importer of all the
numerous nroducts of Czechoslovakia, and especially after the
cominform resolution. From .the beginning of 1948 70% of the
foreign trade balance was with the USSR. But the qualitative
change, that is the chenge in the structure and conditions of
export and'imnort are much more imnortant for the present-day situa-
tion than the quantitative, changes which are expressed .by the rapid
growth in the percentage and absolute figures of the participation
of the USSR in the foreign trade of Czechoslovakia. For instance,
today the percentage of exported articles which are entirely pro-
duced in Czechoslovakia are steadily felling_ and the percentage of
finished products and the high valUe semi-firished products worked
up frOm Soviet raw materials to the order of the Soviet foreign
trade is growing. In Other words the percentage is growing ofeprh-
ducts which ever more definitely .place the developed industry and
hihly qualified workers of Czechoslovakia in the positioh of
supplemtary workers-up of raw material for the Soviet Union.
When the dry pages of the official gazette are read, giving
lists of articles exported and imported, the impressidn is given
of a favourable balance for Czechoslovakia, who imports from the
Soviet Union, cotton, wool,hides, iron ore, non-ferrous metals,
grain, etc. That is, in general, the products of primary and to
some extent the secondary phase of production. On the other hand
it appears that CzechoSlovakia exnorts to the. USSR railway lines,
porcelain nipes, locomotives, shoes, textiles, turbines, generators,
automobiles, various machines, etc.r that is, in general, the
finished goods of the third phase of production and high quality
semi-finsihed goods. However, that is only :a superficial impression.
Behind these official lists of trade exchanges is concealed the hardi
reality of vassal relations which are imposed on Czechoslovakia as
on the other cominform countries and which ,daily will continue to be
imposed and extended by the Soviet Union.
With the heln of the obedient cominform leaders of the CP and
government of Czechoslovakia the Soviet representatives settle
prices in the economic reletions with Czechoslovakia of all products
in the'way thats suits their hegemonistic.interests., In doing so
they also take advantage of the index of world nrices, but only in
those cases when that is in the interests of the Soviet partner,
that is, in general, for .settline the nrices of Czech finished goods
where the world prices are lower than the real price of 'cost.
The Soviet representatives in Prague and. especially their
"Economic Commission" do not limit themselves only to fixing prices
but, thanks to their position of bosses use every possibility to
exploit Czechoslovakia to the Maximum,' For instance, in importing'
wool and cotton OzeclovakieoF.H.4diApof-45 million metres of 1st
class textiles (thiA7rOr 1949 .71rid/the new FJgrernt this figure has
been-increased by 50%). But imported wool and cotton are not always
of good quality and for the nroduction of 1st class textiles such
as must be provided, according to the 7r6AISB64 o6c iii66o ea
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improve the quality of these raw.materials,. This makes necessar7
the addition of fine Australian wool or.Egyptian cotton which are
bought from the West and for foreign currency. Thiso-lees,qarily
causes new rises in the cbst of producti6n of textilAI&,'
course, according to the agreement, fall on Czechoslovakia.
Besides these cases which are foreseen by agreement, in practice
it is a regular occurrence for raw material of the worst quality
to be delivered. In the Ministry of foreign Tracbin Prague the
saying is raw material has arrived, that means they have not been
able to sell it to anyone else. Even from this raw material they
demand first class manufactures. Thus in April 1949 a large
qUantity of wool of very poor quality arrived, from which corres-
ponding cloth was manufactured. This cloth, however, was thrown
on the home market, and that at a price of 3 - 6p00 crowns, while
to the Soviet Union there was delivered excellent material made
from wool: bought for foreign currency 'from the West.
Almost the.saMe situation obtained also for the import of
leather, for which ten million pairs of first class shoes have to
be delivered. From leather of poor quality, imported according to
treaty, shoes are produced for internal use. And in order that
the treaty quota shall be fulfilled soles and rubbers are obtained
from the West.
The developed, industry of Czechoslovakia needs a huge quantity
of copper which was previously obtained in our country.
known that the Czech Government delayed carrying out the 'orders of
the Soviet Union about breaking their treaty with Socialist Yugo-
slavia. One of the strongest arguments to. justify that. delay was
the question of the further obtaining of copper and other ores
which ware imported- from Noslavia. The Soviet Unioneimmediately
promised that it would help. and agreed to deliver from 3,000 tons
of. copper. However, as soon as the first tons of this 'Promised
copper began to arrive. Soviet Controllersealso anoeared who took:.'
good care that every kilogram of this copper should be used only
;to work up.products for export te their country. The remaining
? neceSsary quantities of .copper they get from the West, or else, as
happened with a number of other products; they countermanded the
delivery to other countries ofproducts for which 'copperwas essen-
tial,
. _
The same applies to imports from the USSR of .iron and other
ores whichthen are worked up into railway lines, pipes, etc.
The "Economic Commission .fthe USSR" in Prague has well studied
all 'possibilities of. the Czech economy,. and the value which can be
extracted from it. 'The result of. these studies has been, amongst
other things, the conclusion, of a treaty according to which in 19493
the. Soviet Union has bought for 5 years in advance the whole production
of crystal glafapwla is a well-known Czech export article. From
last year .that 7. a new export article of the Soviet Union. :The same
is ethe case in all important branches of the Czech economy. For
-example the 'Soviet Union delivers Czechoslovakia wheat at 9 crowns,
but the Prague press. .has to say that the purchase was .at 6 crowns.
various, agreements for delivery to..Switzerland, Italy and- 'other
countries are having to be cancelled - all because of exceptional
orders from the. Soviet Union, etc., etc.
The examples given clearly show to what measures Czechoslovak .
economy is driven. At the. dictation of its Soviet bosses the whole
Czech industry today supports the, unlimited 'needsof the Soviet
economy, Phrases about .the building. of socialism in the PRC'as
also in Other cominform countries, serve only :as a facade by which
the leaders. of those countries try to hide the open plundering and
vassal position into which the USSR has?thrown these countries.
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Dissatisfaction of the broad workers :masses with this shameful
position of the rac is penetrating right to the top of the bnrty
-and state apparatus. Such occurrences hove taken an entirely
serious form, especially in the Prague Ministry of Foreign Trado,
among the people who are forced to agree and carry out all the
demands of the Soviet representatives. For this reason, in 1949
alone, there were 2 funiamental "-urges" that is arrests and
dismissals of all those officials of whom it was believed that they
would not without argument carry out the orders of the Soviet
representatives.
A.K.
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HOW GEORGESCOGNEAU UNDEJSTANDS DISCUSSION ABOUT YUGOSLAVIA
The French cominformists in Paris, on a directive of the
present leaders of the CP Franca, are celebrating a new stage in
the anti-Yugoslav campaign.
- On the intiative of students of the Paris Philosophical faculty,
gathered in a club "La Maison desLettres", there has recently been
organised in Paris lectures on the theme 'return from Yugoslavia".
The lectures should have been held by the French journalist Lou
Dalmasse butthaydid not come about- A group of cominform :agents
threatened the management of the club that they would demolish the
hall-i4:the lectures took Place. Because of these terroristic
-threate aub leaders put off the lectures before they began.
rri?horDalmasse and others found at the: last minute another hall
arid7Start' the lecture. However, 80 members of the French
Communist Party, with directives from 2 "HuManite". in their pockets,
.under the leadership of Roger Mari, General Secretary of some kind
of "committee for the defence of arrested and persecuted democrats
in `Lugoslaviaff turned up. and again prevented the lecture. It was
only by. luck that it did net come to blows. Lou
Dalmasse and other friendshave decided, in spite of threats by the
cominformists, to Prepare the lecture and tT) hold it on some other
occasion.
This terroristic' attempt to shut the mouths of all, who wish
to speak of the true situation in our country is characteristic
the activity of the leaders of the CP Franca. In the first place
this. attempt is witness that the leadersof the French party have
got to increase their anti-Yugoslav activity because progressive
,people in France are taking an ever greater interest in cenditions
in :our country. How far the leaders of tha French party have gone
in the struggle against "the spread of Titoism" can be seen by the
writings of "qumanite" who recently published a directive from a
meeting of the CC CFF n. the need for increasing anti-Yuyoslav
activity. In this directive French communists ore informed that
on all occasions they must shut "down with fugosiovia". If nothing
else, they can reckon on the approval of the French bourgeoisie,
who certainly welcome ?this liversien of revolutionary force from the
class struggle to the struggle against one socialist country.
In the directives which Georges Cogneau introduced at the abDve
meeting of the CC it is astonishing to see the.hypocricy
of the leaders of the Frencn Party
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Georges Cogneau recommended in the directives that in the
"anti-Yugoslav campain" it is not necessary to , escape
-from debate and participate in bureaucratic measures or adminis-
trative sanctions". But how the leaders of the Frerlohparty in
practice conceived that "discussion" has already been felt by the
students of the ,club La aiaison des Lettres On the example of the
abovementionedYlectUrethe French coMinformists have arrived at the
solutio tl , free. ' Speech -? for those who condemn Yugo-
slavia. and for cit? Others a knock on the hack of the head and the
breaking up of halls & When Lou Dalmasse tried to hold his lecture
in another hall 80 thugs followed in his footsteps with the intention
of preventing every w-)rd of truth at all costs,
This nervousness :mongst the cominformists has not until
recently been embodied in a direbtive from the party leaders..
The increase in the anti-YuoSlav campaign is the result of the
general ;rowth in interest of Progressive People and Party members
in Yugoslavia and the true reasons which have led to the attack on
a socialist country. Maurice Thorez was speaking of
"Titoism" at the beginning. of last year as not presenting any
danger to the CP France. In December of the same year a resolution
on the struggle against Titoism was passed, but discussion on Yugo-
slavia was forbidden in party organisations, But now when it has
been proved that it is not possible to forbid interest in the
Yugoslav problem it has reached the r.oint when a directive says
that discussion on Yugoslavia should not be dodged. Well "discussion"
is carried out in the way shown in the case of Lou Dalmasse.
However, these methods do not prevent interest in Yugoslavia. The
lecture "returned from Yugoslavia" is not the end but the beginning
of discussion which is demanded by progressive French public opinion.
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FIVE YEARS AFTER THE VICTORY
The long years of strenuous anti-Fascist war,
waged a victory on May 9, 1945, to the peoples who united
themselves in the heroic struggle against Nazi Germany,
Fascist Italy and other satolite countries. This was the
first day of the long awaited peace, the day- by which was
crowned the famous struggle of all united nations.
3ut in order to cast a shadow over the joy of
victory, proph ts of war surged up and prophets of 'peace' are
still surging up fortelling a tlegemonist an, false 'peace',
which although manifested under different slogans, are in
fact working, together against true democratic peace for which
the pkople struggled and who are ready to defend. Those
are the ones who would like to divide the worLd in tIne,
who are forminr, hostile blocks, about which Marshal Tito said
recently:
"In the formation of these blocks lies the real
element of a danger for war. We were only in the first
phase of the solution of international problems, but instead
of consecrating: all attention to the proper solution of
international problems - which arose or were the results of
war with satelite forces - the policy of forming _lockswas
followed, i.e. the preparation of a war. I think that'it
is necessary to consecrate our attention to the peaceful way
of solving things, and not to form blocks and create systems
of threateninF...This is wrong, and it is not the right path
chosen."
Those who are openly inciting matters, which are
leading towards a war, have been condemned a long time ago
by the peaceloving humanity. Thos,, persons are the exponents
of warmonger currents in th. Vest, who find resistance even
among the people of their own countries. While the others,
who are coming forth with peaceloving phrases - are the
concealed enemies of peace, becaust, behind the 'socialist'
facade of their slogans, is hidden in fact the defense of
the hegemonist policy of the Soviet leadership, actually
an imperialist policy, regardless of the fact that this is
being carried out in behalf of the first socialist a)untry.
d The unsincerity of Soviet slogans for peace and
the discorance between the deacelovinr words and the non-
peaceloving acts committed by the Soviet leadership, are best
illustrated in their attitude towards our country, How can
they speak of peace, how can they claim to have the moral
right to this, when they initiated an entir,, campaign against
our country - and this only, because it wanted to be a country
enjoying equal rights - starting, with a propaganda war and
finishing with an economic blockade, warmonger speeches (such
as therecent speeches delivered by Voroshilov in Budapest and
Bulganjin in Prague), provocations nn the frontiers, etc.:
How can such methods of pressure a p;ainst a mall country, against
its independence and equal right, b, harmonized with the so-
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? called peacelevinq intentions and phrases on peace,
ejaculated by the Soviet leadershipp? The peace which is
being propagated today from Moscow is not the peace for
which the .people struggled.
Because there exists an essential controversy between
the Soviet-Cominformist peaceloving statements and their
thesis on the mission liberatrice of the Soviet Army, which
usually and obligatorily follow those socalled peaceloving
statements. which means that, if the Soviet Army is the
only or which can brin;-: freedom to the peoples, if there
is no freedom and there can be no freedom for anyone without
it - which is'being confirmed without restriction not only
by the Soviet propaganda, but also accepted by Thorez and
Togliati and .'thers, as their awn and irrevocable wisdom
and truth, and are being spread as such - thLn there is
nothing left for the peoples in the capitalist countries
then to expect war, because in such a case only war, and the
Soviet bayonnettes will be the ones capable of bringing
freedom to them. ThereforL, as the people's desire is
to become free, they should desire war and not peace. How
can such a thin:: reconcile itself with the propaganda 'for
peace' which is being so loudly and histericallypropagated
together with thl-lethesis, as if war was on the threshold?
Can such thins as proclamations on a 'more intense danger of
war' be published by leaderships of various parties, such as
the CC of the French Communist Party, or for instance how can
the entire May 1st celebrati5n held in Praue, which is
aimed towards the 'defense'. of peace' from the alleged eminent
danger, serve to peace? Can the creation of such an arti-
ficial atmosphere of war-psychosis serve to peace? No, this
can only serve to the support of this same war-psychosis,
which the Sloviet leadership is intentionally creating, so
as to hold others more easily on the chain - because Idangerl
is at the door and because (as it is the usual thing in war)
one must obey unconditionally those who are the only capable
of being the liberators an.d the saviours!
? The democratic people in t he world know very well that
one can either be for peace or against it, and that it is
? pure hypocrisy and falsness to speak, at the same time, about
? peace and to certify that only the bayonnettes of the Soviet
Army are the only called for to liberate the peoples. Because
the pcperiences from the Second World War show that one can
? strug -le for peace by means of arms and that freedom Of the
peoples can be waged, but that the peoples themselves have to
struggle' for this freedom and independence. And there is
something more(which is proved by Yugoslavia's example), real
freedom and peace can be attained by a united nation in war,
only when one is stru,gling at the same time ai,ainst no matter
whose he7,emony, there can be no actual freedom and independence
there where a country expects to be liberated by someone else,
(even if this liberator be the ussa itself, especially after
it has been known that the Soviet leadership has accepted
the notion, that the liberation of other nations is identical
to the realization of its hegemony over them). Therefore a
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nation can strugcle either for true democratic peace in which
the people can freely and independently deciie for themselves,
or for such a peace in which the Soviet Government is to
become the master over other foreign nations, which by its
own accord does not mean peace anymore - as peace cannot be
separated from freedom, inCe,)endence'and equality among nations.
Therefore this Cominform propaganda arrayed with slo7ans of peace
is a hypocrisy and is, in fact, aimed towards quite an opposite
goal.
Peace is not an abstract phrase - one cannot fight for
it only with words, but by acts in th first place. Which
means: to respect the rights of all nations, their independence,
freedom and equal rights,_ not to interefere in internal
affairs of other countries,. and to collaborate sincerly upon
such basis in international organizations with the aim of
solving together all political and economic problems and such
relations among nations. Only' those who aru doing so, have
the right to be called peaceloving and to be given the name of
strugglers for democratic peace.
The peoples of our country, while strugling together
with all the united nations against Fascism for their inde-
pendence, peace and feeedom, have given an enormous number
of victims. Victory was not denied, because everyone believed,
as we did ourselves, in .the justness of these aims.- If a
shadow is being. cast now over the history of the Second World
War - it is the shadow of those who wanted to make use of the
war and who used it for their selfish interests (contrary
to the tendencies of the peoples Who had shed their blood for
ideals of freedom and equality). Fortunately for us they
were'making the bill without one's host.' beaause the people's
revolution in Yugoslavia prevented the possiblity Of having
our Country divided as war booty to,. After the war,?the
peoples' of Slovene Carinthia were, for instance, the. Victims
of such a policy.of bargaining with small nations. This was
not only the case with Slovene Carinthia, Postwar peace was
obscured by other traces of this imeriali t policy of estab-
lishing spheres of interest.
After the war, we struggle for the liberation of the
country from foreign and local oppressors, for the people's
authority, for freedom and equality among peoples, for peace.
_We fought, arid in our strugle for those principles we wanted -
as it .was said once by Comrade Djilas - RuSsians a well as
other nations for friends, but not also their goVernments as
masters. The equality of the peoples inside the country was
legalized by the formation. of people's repulJlics in a united
Federative. State. It still remained, for -us to struggle for
our country's equal rights in relatiOn to other nations. This
struggle which we initiated during war continued in peacetime
-too, because we did not want to surrender and will never give
our freedom to anyone. -Our Army was victorious during the war,
because it fought together with the armies of other allied
countries for a just cause, for the cause of the -people,for
their independence and equal place in the world. :And those
who assailed against the rights of the peoples, who waged a
war for injust tendencies, were always doomed ,to a downfall,
and this time too will be, because such tendencies are injust -
and in the final line - are bound to be overun.
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On May 9th, the world attained a victory over the
forces of the worst of enemies of peace. But it is necessary
to emphasize an thio fifth anniversary of the victory more
then ever 'and in behalf of peace, upon the principle and
potential dan,;er menacin security and peaceloving international
collaboration, 'security of the world and 'eace, and that such
unequality amonF nations, as derired by the he-cmony of certain
big powers can only lead towards a new division of spheres
of influence, and therefore also to new wmrs. But peace
must not be an' cannot be only a moment of relaxation, only a
moment of peace between two blod(Mhirsty war scenes. Millions
of men and women in the world desire that it should be a true
,peace in which all countries will be equal and in which they
will all collaborate to,-;ether. Millions desire true democratic
peace and am struggling against adventurists who are openly
propagating a new war as well as aainst those whoare endan-
gering the interests of peace, while concealing, themselves
behind peacelovinsr-; slo-;ans.
Every condition exists for the preservation of peace.
Only a sincere desire and faith in it are necessary, it is
? necdssary to struggle for the possibility of a peaceful colla-
boration among all nations regardless of their political and
social order. Such a possibility is real: the Organization
of the United Nations is offering it. It is clear that the
efficacsiousness of such an organization is lessened by such
activities, as th, non-acceptance of the new Chinese repre-
sentative as the only representative of the Chinese people in
the UNO, or the Soviet Uoycott of the UN or{:,ans, But despite'
all this, the Organization of the United Nations is the best
instrument of international collaboration, and the attitude
which is taken towards it, reflects the sincerity or hypocrisy,
of all those who are speaking of peace.
Today, on the anniversary of the victory, our country
is struggling for that for which it strug led during t war:
for the acknowledgment of rights to all nations: their self-
determination, inependence and equal rights, for their colla-
boration upon such basis - which means --)eace. All this can
be test realized through the. collaboration of nations within
the UNO.
? (Bor112.4 May 9, 1950)
AGAIN ON THE PATH OF THE; PARTY AND THL PEOPLE
Accordine to a Decision passed by Comrade Aleksandar
Rankovic, Minister of Interior, a -roup of persons who were
punished to do socially useful work were released, '
from prison on May 2nd. In connection with this,a meeting Was
held in Novi Vinodol, small town in the Croatian Littoral, during
which these former adherents of the Cominform Resolution who
were deceived in their beliefs, formed a working brigade called
'Tito's path is our path', and decided to remain two months and
do vuluntary work on the building of the road Novi-Senj. Today,
they ar, grateful to our Party which instead of punishing them,
by a severe punishment - which they consider themselves to be
meritted - is extending them its help and is enabling them to
return to the path upon which our pco2les are marchin,,, and to
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become .once aain the builders of socialism in our country.
On May 2nd no one expected to see a small boat land at
Novi with unkown and merry passengers, who had arayed their
boat with flas and many 'pictures.: The inhabitants of Novi
hastened to the -oort to sec these passeners fall into rank,
forming a bri;:ade. The ranks were, filled with healthy, strong
men, with fresh faces and clad in new clothesand .boots. They
sang without stopping,. Those are the men, who according to
the .Cominform prepaanda should le-)k like 'Jiving corpses'i
tortured by dreadful hunger end inhuman terror', 'floged',
'bloodthiristily terrorized'. But despite, all such,dreadful
sufferings' .as. it is beinr: ,:roparated by Moscow, they are still
alive, .happy and are cheering: Long live the CC of the CP of
Yugoslavia and. Comrade Tito! Let us watch over the indepen-
dence of our homeland! And are answering to the COminform
slaneres: Down with the Slanderers of our Partv.and our country!
Down with the revisionists from Moscow!
The commander of the Brigade, Obren Starovic, spoke
durinn the meetin- and said partly: ...'Today,openly before
the entire world, we are stdtin; that we are embittered with
the shameful lies an slanders by which our country is bein7,
soiled and that we are returnin- for ever to our Party and
Comrade Tito. '
(13LnI2L, May Il, 1950)
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UNEMPLOYMENT IN HUNGARY. e
' . The commentator of Radio Budapest abusing our regulation
forbidding the accummulation of excessive, unproductive person-
nel in our economy and'ttate administration, has announced to
his listeners that idleness pervadesYugoslavia on account of
the lack of raw materials and the traneer of labour from light
industry to the mines and the forests for the sake of the export
trade. Commenting further in his usual style on the reorganisation
of our economy he adds,"expectint mothers, working mothers, the
aged and infirm and the invalids remain unemployed"
It is naturally unnecessary -t6 emphasise that this is another
cond n example of misrepresentation. This has never, been the
case over here: not only are there notvetpleyed today but we are
even short of man-power which is applemented to a great extent
by the volurtary work of the Youth Movement and the Front working
brigades tr,.nsfer of surplus workers and employees from
certain enterprises, Ln particular from the civil service, to
heavy industry, construction work, and the timber industry has
as its end the mitigation of the shortage of man-power. But since
we are talking of unemployment it seems opportune to examine why
exactly Radio Budapest broadcast this fabrication, and how the
question of employment is dealt with in Hungary.
We shall aduee only a few facts which even the-Dbadership of
the Hungarian Workers' Party must acknowledge/ During the course
tthe Three-Year Plan which was based on the reconstruction of
the country the Hungarians have proved incapable of solving the
problem of unemployment. At the session of the CC of the Hunga-
rian Workers Party on 2nd April last year, and again later on
in Parliament ,the draft of a five-year plan was adopted. Its
decla'red purpose was the complete elimination of unemployment
and the raising of Hungary to the economic level of an agra-
rian industrial country. This means that the Hungarian-five-Nrear
plan,in dealing with unemployment - which unfortunately ,as Rako-
si admits, amounts in induttry alone to some 60,000 workers -
only proposes a solution,five years hence. Speaking to a dele-
gation of agricultural workers, who were complaining that their
present situation was worse than at the time of the great land
owners, the vice-president of the Hungarian Goverwrient stated:
" I am bound to publish the fact, that according/Itatistics of
Trade Unions the number of agricultural workers amounts to
194,000. This great body of men has not won any of the economic
benefits of democracy and is now in danger of having its
earnings yet further reduced at the hands of the Kulaks."
?
r Naturaly enough, the Budapest commentator did not dare to
talk aboUt this. When it is a question of facts the Cominform
champions of"truth" preear to keep silent.
In this filthion, the Budapest Cominformistslby fabricating
'a story of unemployment in this country attempt to conceal the
true state of affairs in Hungary. They try to gloss over the
very serious question of unemployment with which the Cominform
leadership of Hungary has been coping unsuccessfully for the past
fiveyear$. They hope at the smile time to delude the Hungarian
people into believing that unemployment does not exist in their
land alone, but, in sooth, that it exists in Yugoslavia.
("Borba" - 11 May)
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GOVERNMENT CHANGES IN SLOVENIA.
The Praesidium of the People's Assembly of the PR Slovenia
has relieved from duty the Minister of Agriculture in the Govern-
ment of PR Slovenia Engineer Joze Levtik on account of his elec-
tion as secretary of the regional committee of the CP Slovenia
for Ljubljana. Franc Simonic, has been nominated to succeed him
as Minister for Agriculture. He was formerly vice-presie;ett of
the regional people's coMmittee for Maribor.
' Marjan Tepina, the former ,Assistant Minister of Construction
of Slovenia' has been nominated 'President of the Committee for
Communal Affairm. Vinko Sumrt0a, former organisational secretary
of the CP Slovenia (Ljtiblana Region) has been nominated General
Director of the Food Industry.
("Forba"- 11 May)
COMPENSATION FOR BRITISH PROPOERTY
IN HUNGARY.
Bui,apest, 10 May.
The Hungarian Telegraph Agency reports that the Government
has .relied to the British Note protesting against the national-
isation of British property in Hungary and demanding compensation
for this property.
The reply states that the Hungarian Government is prepared to
dissea$s the question of compensation,but demands the return .of
the property removed from their country by the German trobpg on
their withdrawal to the West. The Hungarian reply also stresses
that the discussion of compensation also depends on favourable
trade relations between these two countries, since only thus
can the Hungarian.Government compensate F.rItish owners in star-
lings. It is pointed out that the 1-ritish Government must bear
responsibility for the non-existance of trade relations between
the two countries,since they were broken off last year.
("Politika", 11 May).
FRENCH YOUTH LIZIGADES.
.The publication of the first number of a new magazine
the "Brigadist" is announced from France. The pr is ppblished
by a committee drawn from French youth movementsproposing to
send youth brigades to Yugoslavia this year. The wtite'r refers
to a meeting in Paris of over 200 young people and tri.?e to give
the impression that pro-Yugoslav propaganda is meeting with
ever increasing response fr9m French youth, in spite .of counter-
propaganda from Cominformist circles.
("Omladina" 11 May)
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IRIS IS MI itluL
Do %V DE AlIA
iiiINT T TffAMS LT iii 0 INT SEillV Ill ClE
SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS
This Bulletin contains translations from Yugoslav newspapers and periodicals. It is intended for the use of
the participating missions and not for general distribution. Accuracy of the translations is not guaranteed.
NO. 153 May 12, 1950.
HEADLINES
POLITIKA
P.1. THE PF IN THE SALVAGE OF OLD IRON- (2i cols.)
LATEST OFFENSE OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK AUTHORITIES ON YUGOSLAV
CITIZENS(li cols.)
MARSHAL TITO'S GREETING TO i'LEKSANDAR STANIC
COMINFORM ATTACK ON LAURENTIA IN TRIESTE
LONDON: THE CONFERENCE OF THE FRENCH,DRITISH AND AMERICAN
MINISTERS HAS BEGUN
COPENHAGEN: DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGE BETWEEN DENMARK AND CHINA
P.2. GENEVA: RED caoss EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
NEW YORK: UNITED NATION'S COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
RAILMEN IN THE STRUGGLE FOR THE REALIZATION OF THE PLAN
OUR LARGEST RAILWAY ENGINE
CONSULTATION IN THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORK OVER WORKING
POWER AND PAYMENT FUNDS
COMMEMORATION OF VICTIMS AT JAJICE
DUD PEST: THE HUNGARIAN COURT REFUSES THE APPEAL FOR
MERCY OF AMERICAN CITIZENS
WASHINGTON: USA REJECTS THE NEW SOVIET POINT OF VIEW CAN*
CERNING THE AUSTRIAN TREATY
P.3. SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY IN DUMOVNIC
GORNJEI MILANOVAC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE THE LEST IN SERBIA
THE BURIAL OF THE PATRIARCH GRVRILO
VOLUNTARY WORK OF ZAGREJ STUDENTS
SPRING SOWING
P.L. END OF THE FIRST HALF YEAR OF THE COURSE FOR THE CARE OF
CHILDREN
FOUR CONCEPTS DY FOREIGN MUSICIANS
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11. GLAS
P.2: THE ORIGIN OF THE VEXATION OF THE FRENCH COMMUNIST PARTY
LEADERS (21 cols.)
STRENGTHENING THE fASIS OF RAW EATERIALS FOR OUR ECONOMY
111. RAD
P.2. THE PEOPLE'S INSPECTION MUST PE AN IMFORTtiNT FACTOR IN THE
DRIVE AGAINST '31THEAUCL,ATIC TENDENCIES
WEATHER: CLOUJJY
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RED CROSS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
'- Geneva, May 11
The ,sepretary-general or the Yugoslav Red Cross, Dr. Olga
Milosevic, spoke at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the
Red Cross in Geneva. She spoke about the attitude of the Yugoslav
Red Cross on the euestion of the repatrication of the Greek children.
"The Yugoslav Red Cross has several times expressed its
attitude on the restitution of the Greek children to their parents.
,In the last session of the Executive Committee the delegate of the
Yugoslav Red Cross stressed that the Cross with its authority
should do everything it can fer the return of children throughout
the world to their .parents. In this connection -there an9
Yugoslav children in Germany still. In Austria Czechoslovakia
and the Soviet Union as well.
-"As for the attitude of the Yugoslav Red Cross toward the
repatriation of the Greek children, this is based on the resolution.
of the General' Assembly of the United Nations which stipulates
that the countries concerned should take steps to hand over the
children to their parents, or where they have no parents, to their
relatives.,
"The Yugoslav Re Cross has taken many steps in this direction,
and at the reouest of Greek parents living in Xustria and France
has done everything in its power for the return of these children
to their parents.
"The Yugoslav Red Cross has also prepared a group of children
to'go to their parents in Czechoslovakia. The Yugoslav government
informed the Czechoslovak Embassy in r,elgrade about this so that
the Czechoslovaks would receive the children. The Yugoslav MFA
informed the Czechoslovak Embassy four times; but no reply was given.
In the same way they kept silent over the recuest of parent refugees
from Greece now In the FFRY for the return of their children from
Rumania, Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
? "According to statistics so far collected, on the fourth of
May, 1950, there were n1506 Creek refugee children in Yugoslavia.
7,l2 of these were living with their parents and 1,224 were
living in a Red Cross home. The numl-)ef.' of these in Red Cross homes
were constantly diminishineecause daildren were constantly being
handed back to their parents if they were living in Yugoslavia.
This year 151 of such children were restored to their parents.
"I- as been confirmed that of the children living in homes
218 have parents in Eastern European countries, 15 have parents
in Austria and 1 with parents in France. These children wish
to continue living in the homes. The number of children whose
parents live in Yugoslavia or in the Eastern European countries
is not definite,since the identification of children and parents
has not yet been completed.
"There are difficulties over the ruestion of returning the
children since the lists given to the Yugoslv Red Cross do not
give sufficient security for the settlement of that rftlestion. Thus
on the basis of lists which the Greek Red Cross demanded and which
the international ,Led Cross passed through us 123 children have
been identified. However, 12 of these have been discovered to have
parents in Yugoslavia, 5 have parents in Australia and one has
parents in Czechoslovakia."
Dr. Milosmic went on to say that confusion ha c,' occurned becPuse
of the Hellenization Mac_ado_ni_an .n.anes .and ber.au
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THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON HUMAN. RIGHTS
New York, May 11
The Commission of the United Nations for human rights has
brought in P decision not to include the order concerning economic ,
social rights, as proposed br the Yugoslav delegation, in the inter-
national pact about human rights but instead to review the possibiliti?
of amending the pct next year and to discuss nuestions of economic,
social,cultural and -olitical rights. A Proposal of this nature
was introduced in the joint resolution of Egypt, France and the
Lebanon. The Yugoslav delegation voted against the proposal.
Ly adopting this resolution the Commission has violated last
years resolution by which economic social rights have to be included
in the international pact about,Human.itights.
In the discussion about economic social rights the Yugoslav
delegate emphasized that the pact about Human Rights must contain
both classic individual and political rights, and economic social
rights.
"Classic political rights are certainly of grave importance .
to men and are the -recious heritage of humanity. However, classic
political rights cannot exist for long unless economic social rights
are ensured. Let us take for example free press, convictions and
the right to live. The condition for making use of these rights
is that there should be living people who do make use of them.
The life of these people does not depend on whether they wish to
have individual political rights or not but on whether they will
have the material conditions for life. Material conditions are
necessary for existance and political rights have the aim of
assisting the development of these vital material conditions for
life. In other words both groups of human rights represent an
indivisible hold.
"We must admit that present day civilization which has develop-
ed its economic potentials .to an extrordinary high degree can he
much criticized when at the present time there exist men who are
begging for the fight to work and not for bread who are asking for
somewhere to use their hands to earn their own bread and are not
begging for charity. This happens every day in those countries -
where classic political rights are guaranteed without the insurance
of economic social rights. Economic crists occur in these countries.
From this it is clear that social development reouires, besides
classic political rights the guarantee of economic social rights
for its citizens.
(Folitika-Friday)
UNITED STATES REJECTS THE NE" SOVIET POINT OF VIEW REGARDIN THE
AUSTRIAN TREATY
Washington, May 11
In connection with the unexpected Soviet step that the nuestion
of FTT should be held as a condition for concluding a treaty about
Austria, the representatives of the State Department announced to
the Associated Press correspondent that the United States government
considers that there is no connection between the settlement of the
Trieste nuestion and the aarreement with the soviet Union on the
cuestion of tt.elustrian treaty.
American official circles still bold the point of view that
the ouestion of the future of Trieste must be solved by direct
negotiations between Italy an-' Yugoslavia and that the peace treaty
with Italy must sunplament the orders which would be j_nc_luded in
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the agreement in regard to this. According to the annoumcement
of responsible officials of the 'ltate Department the United States
government will reject the Soviet attitude as " one more excuse
to put off the conclusion of. the Austrian treaty.
,ccordin- to this the Austrian treaty could not be concluded
until the peace troaty with Italy was in force concerning the FTT.
Mn the ninth of May the Soviet government announced in an article
in "Pravda", and a -lay earlier in the words of the Soviet repre-
sentative to the meeting of the deputy ministers for working out
an Austrian trc=aty in London, that this was their attitude.
(Politika-Friday)
THE HUNGARIAN COURT REJECTS THE APPEAL FOR MERCY FOR THE AMERICAN
CITIZENS
Vudapest, May 11
Reuter announces that the Hungarian Supreme Court has re,jected
the appeal to shorten the sentences of the American citi7en Vogler
and the nritish citizen Saunders who were sentenced to 15 and 13
years respectively on the charge of espionage.
It has also been announced that the Hungarian citizens
condemned to death at the same trial have been executed and that
the others are serving their sentences.
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PATRIARCH GAVRILO WAS BURIED YESTERDAY
Patriarch Gavrilo, Head of the Serbian Ortho-
dox Church, was solemnly buried yesterday afternoon in the
Cathedral of Belgrade. Beside the family of the late
Patriarch, the following persons wen also present: Vlada
Zecevic, Minister of Communications and Waj.C,en. Ljubodrag
Djuric, Minister-Secretary General of the Government, in
behalf of the Government of FPRY; Minister Dragoslav Mutapovic,
in behalf of the Government of PR of Serbia; Miloje Diplaric,
President of State Commission for Religious Questions with
his Secretary Djordjije Kalezic; Nikola Vukcevic, Reporter
for Orthodox Religious Affairs; Rev, Milan Smiljanic, President
of Territorial Commission for Religious Questions and Vice-
President of tht, Presidium of the People's Assembly of Serbia;
religious representatives from all the republics and a large
number of citizens.
Dr. Robert Tobias, Secretary General of the
Ecumenical Council of Churches, and foreign diplomatic repre-
sentatives in our country, were also present at the burial.
Wreaths were. placed on the tomb of the late
Patriarch in behalf of the Government of FPRY, Government of
PR of Serbia, Serbian Orthodox Church and Union of Orthodox
Priests from all the Republics.
(Politika May 12) 1950)
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1,TE3T THE CZECH lOVEqNMENT 1.WJY3T YUGOSLPN NATIONLLS
(Prague,11th May)
It hs. been learneJ that mitrije-Mita
'Dimitri evic,,Presi-
dent of the Or-aanisation of the. Peon e s_117177nt.. of sugoslavn in
Prague. After many months of Serious_ill-treatmett. and torture
by the CzechoslovakJpolice qucuumbed on the 28th April this year
in prison at Brandis nailab6117-;
is 'known, Dimitrijevic ,was arrested on the 17th December
last year, together with the Other leaders Of the PF in Prague when
the Czech police,with the object of 'nneventing further activity by
this org,anisation, broke into their offices, sealed them up and
arrested all officials and finally, on the basis of some law, of
Emperor 'Franz_ Joseph of 1867, forbade further work by the PF in
Prague.
The Czech police subjected the arrested Yugoslays to the most
brutal methods to force them to betray their socialist homeland.
In order to prevent any of these horrors becoming public they have
tried in every way to hide all traces of the arrested Yugoslays so
that it should not be known in which prison they were, which of them
were there, or what was hapPening to them. This was also the case
with Dimitrijevic. No enquiries or petitions by his numerous
friends or by his wife nor all interventions and protests by the
Yugoslav Embassy were able to help in getting information as to
where he was, because as with the.others he was continuously trans-
ferred from one prison to another, as. soon as the Czech police
supposed that it had become known in which nrison he wab.
However, certain details which have- been found out show what.
terrible ill-treatment and torture has been inflicted on the
arrested Yugeslavs. ' It has, for instance, become known that the
late Dimitrijevic a few lays before his death was taken frOM some
prison to the prison at Brandis nad.Labom. He was in fact
carried to this prison because even then he was unable to walk,
being all swollen. He was put in the worst part of the prison
among tjairforst criminals, without, any of the mOSt basic necessities,
although/tEose criminals had some of them. The whole time he lay
withou't moving, on the ground, without covering, dyin and not able
to take even that inferibr food the prison provided. Sins of
torture were evident on him. He raised himself with difficulty and
frequently asked for water, which was only occasionally given. The
prison authorities did net wish to undertake any measure, even when
the other prisoners openly disapproved and on many occasions asked
that Dimitrijevic should be given medical attention and sent to
hospital% Only when Dimitrijevic was at his last gasp and showed
only slight signs of life, did the warders throw him on a stretcher
and put over his heada .cont an tht the Other prisoners should not
reco.4nise him as he was carried through the corridor.
News of the death of Dimitrijevic and certain details of torture
and ill-treatment to which he was subjected the wnole time he was,,
in prison have penetrated quickly into the outside world in spite Of
all measures the Police.undert-ook to prevent it, The late
Dimitrijevic enjoyed .great nrestigea not only among Yugoslav citizens
hut'' also among a large number o.:f Czechs who had got to know him
because he has spent some 25 years among t'hem. He was regarded as
an honourable man, a good patriot, and a man who was deeply embued
with the idea of extending bretherly and friendly relations between
the people of our two countries. Dimitrijevic held that opinion
firmly throughout the course of the occupation, and because of. it
was arrested by the Gestano and spent n long, time in the well-known
Nazi prison in ,Tere7in, together with many Czetli_patriots.
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News of of the death of Dimitrijevic and the actions of the
?Czechoslovak p-,Iice have provoked bitterness among all those who
have learned ef them. The Czech .citizens have received this news
with shame at the filthiness of the methods by which the Czech
Police act on the directives of their state leaders, against Yugo-
slavia and its citizens, when they are unable to force them to
betray their country. Czechslovak people cfoademn such actions
which from their brutality ih no way differecje e methods which
the gestapo used during the war.
This case shows to what extremities cominfermists go to break
the snirit of Yugoslav citizens and to shake their love and faith
in their socialist homeland.
("FOLITIKA" I col.)
TERRORIST-COMINFORMIST ATTACK ON LAURENTIJ
On the eve of the attack the oeminform paner Unita called for
Laurentij to be "removed from the Trieste streets".
(Trieste, 11th May)
attack
Three cominform terrorists last night made a serious Physical/
on Eugene Laurentij, member of the CC CP FTT. The attack on
Laurentij was male when he was returning alone to his house. One
of the attackers struck him several blows in the face with an iron
instrument.
This terroristic attack directly follows the violent article
published in Unita on the 5th May, as zeiven'abeve. Sinceimmediately
before the attack there was to be seen in a place in the centre a
grown ofcominR2Inists, among whom was the editor of Unita, Ferdinand
Zidart it must he considered that Zidar organised this terrorist
attack.
("70LITIKA")
STRENGTHENING RAW MATERIAL BASIS OF OUR ECONOMY
great deal ef buillin will take -piece in the fourth year
of the five year plan among our mines,?whinn will enable certain
mines to increase by several times their production over that of
last year. Over 4i milliord dinars are allotted only to con-
struction of buildings and Prevision f power for coal and non-
ferrous metal '? mines. Tens of kilometres ef new shafts will
be cut and millions of cubic metres ef.earth will be moved,. to
uncover the riches mf the mines. The railway8 will get this year,
among the mines alone, 150 kilemetres of new line. For this work
the amount of electric power provided has also to, be increased .and ?
in addition to numerous transformer stations ibflut 800 kilometres
of cable is being Prepared and laid. The most extensive work
has already started in the mines of Bosnia, which this year will .
almost reach the -pre-war ?prouction of the whole of 7ugoslavia. The
largest Bosnian mines are becoming a source of ?cool for. coking in
Lukavac which, in 1951, Will be able to satisfy more than 40% of
home needs for coke 'Therefore, in step with coke production there
will grow. up this year tWo more giants ,f the five year plan, the
mines of Kreka and Kakanj.
Kreka by the end of this year should. increase its production to
5 million tons of cool. Its two new ssnarators will be the most
modern minins installations in the Balkans and produce the best twee
of coal for coking,. Besies the new separators the old one at
Bukinj will be extended, In a new ma en repair shop. for which
over 20 million dinars have been alletted, repairs of all mining
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machinery in B.& H. This woiksholl will also be able to manufacture
new machinery. Over 50 kilemetres of cable will bring electricity
To Kreka and the same number nf kilometres of railway will join it
to Lukavac.
The raw material for-C'eke is also aVailabie at Kakanj, whose
separator in Catici will be equal in size to that of Kreka. It will
be lihked by ,a line with Ricice. In all 34 kilometres of industrial
line will Connect all part of Kakanj with the separator. The
extended pit in Plandishte will increase the production of Kakanj
which nextvear,should be 4 times-greater than last year -and amount
to 2i milliOn tons. In Trstienica there will be built a small
Mining town.
In Brea the separator will be enlarged and connected by line
utl-c!,ipit,. at Kamenica. The road Visako - Gorusha - and BreZa -
?e,extended and electricity broulit to the pit at Smail,-
Begovic. Extensive work in the Koluber basin will enable lignite
production to be raisea from this year's half million tons to 2
million tons at the end of the five year plan.
? In Trepca Many hundreds of metre S below surface a new vein
has bqvp, struck. FroParations are also being made to open another
smaljseam of lend s^. that Trel)ca will be able to realise 20% shove
its planned pro-luction of'; Jest year.A f,undry will be completed.
'Twice more extensive capital building-this year means that Trepca,
,besides these ,,r9jects, will gat'a lead smelter, a building for
electrical fixtures and a dumn for material.
? Lead productIon will still further be increased by the' opening
of a new Rlitt and the ?nre,)aratory work which will continue this veer
in ZletoV/on.a new foundry in Mezica.
Bi7'capital cnstructin has also started in Zajaca?. This
year antimony ore nroducti-n will be 15% greater than last year,
From Krutnje to Zaiaca there will be o:eened a new exploratory shaft
and several thousand metres f 1eom boring will be carried -)ut.
Transformer statins will be installed in Vela Cerkva, Zavorje anl
Brasilat
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THE PEOPLE'S INSPECTION SYSTEM.
The development of our system of state administration and
the further deepening of democracy is expressed on the one hand
by the increasing infiltration of the people's masses into the
state administration, and on the other hand by the increase of
popular control over the work of the organs of the people's autho-
rity. Closely bound up with this is the question of the fight
.against bureaucracy,whieL accompanies our struggle for the build-
ing of socialism. In fact, these are two aspects of the same
thing - the bold tendencies towards the developing of self-admini-
stration by the people in all the branches or state administra-
tion.
Stressing repeatedly the enormous importance of the participa-
tion of the masses in administering the state, our highest lead-
ers have clearly defined the attitude of our Party and Government
towards control by the people over the work of the state
organs and towards criticism from the masses, and have express-
ed the belief that it plays an essential part in the fight against
instances of bureaucracy in our society. The recent reorganisa-
tion of our whole state administration in the sector of agricul-
ture gives this attitude eloquent expression and represents a
major step in the development of self-administration of the people,
and the curbing of bureaucracy. In his article " About the
People's Dempracy in Yugoslavia", comrade Kardelt writes: " The
more widely/ses participate in the system of state administra-
tion, the greater their control, the deeper is democracy. The
state machine must be a servant of the people and not a force
above them."
There exist a number of ways in which this popular control
over the state administration is being realised. One of these
is the institution of popular inspections. Py a decree of the
Federal Government, which was passed after consultation with
the central leadership of the mass organisations, the tasks of
the people's inspections ( as the special body of the working
masses charged with inspectlon-control) were defined. 'Me prima-
ry Avi of people's inspection is to combine with the subordinate
organs, of the commission for state control in improving the
executive machinery of the people's authority and also in
seeking the means for the expression of the legal rights of our
citizens.
The organs of the people's inSpection are elected for a
term of one yearibr the basic organisations by members of the
People's Front and the Council of Trade Unions, 'or by the local
Trade Unions. Those organs which are supported by the organisations
1Whih elected them, answer for their work directly to the electors._
This works out in practice in such a fashion that the inspectors
hold meetitgs with their electorsoproximately once a month,in
which they submit a report of their work. In spite of good work
by people's inspectors in some part F4 it is gereKally true for the
majority that they have so far not been equal to/important duties
of the people's inspection. Firstly, the majority of these- persons
were incorrectly elected. There have been instances of inspectors
being chosen in their absence without their knowing anything- about
it, and in other cases a good member of the Front and Trade Union
has been chosen as people's inspector in addition to his other
responsibilities. Ususally these inspectors have not done any
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sinle meetin; in the course of the whole year.
The formalistic character of the election of inspectors
has had as a consequence that members of the inspector l groups
have been elected from among men who were unable, either owing
to their personal qualities, or because of their preoccupation
with other tasks, to fulfil their duty. In one village in the
Ub district, for examp;e, the richest peasants were elected as
inspectors. However, the people's inspectors should truly re-
present the masses, they should react objectively to all irregula-
rities by the authorities and to all infringements of various
regulations and decrees; in a word, they should be capable of
closely supervising the functioning of the machinery of the
people's authority in their district. . The people's inspectors
cannot afford to be influenced by the men whose work they check.
They must be independent, they must carefully investigate all
types of complaints, accusations and charges. That is Illy they
must have the full support of the mass organisations ald the elect-
ors who have entrusted them with these duties, which can be ful-
filled only through conscientious work.
In their work the inspectors cannot only rely on. district,
town, or ward Control Commissions, with which they are closely
-connected, nor can they be considered as members of the
State Control. It is vital that they should maintain permanent
contact with the committees of the Yront and work in accordance
with these bodies. The importance of the help which the Front
leaderships can -give to the people's inspection is best illustrat-
ed by the example of the work of the people's inspectors in Del-
grade,.. Here, the inspection met with signal success thanks to
the enormous help of the town council of the People's Front and
to the constant co-operation of the inspectoral:groups with the
Front leadership.
Although the inspectorel j,roups are independent people's
organs, they are bound toco-operate with the Control Commissions
in their territory and to benefit from their helr. This help
should consist in instructing the people's inspectors how to set
about their duties, in giving certain tasks to the inspectoral
groups, and in taking a hand in the solution of problems indi-
cated to them by the inspectors.
The Trades Union and Front leaderships must help the.
inspections primarily in the question of the elections themselves
i.e., see that they are well prepared and l'qld on time. Elections
are now-in progress, and this task must therefore be ernestly
attended to since, as we already emphasised, the work of the
people's inspectors depends directly upon the conduct of the
elections . It is necessary to explain to the members the huge
importance of the people's inspectorate within the structure
of numerous measures/our Party by Which they draw ever closer
together the state andthe people. It has been noticed in cer-
tain Front organsations and Trades Union lodges in which elections
h- already be conpleted that former members of inspectorate
groups do 'not .give the voters a yearly report on their work.
It is understandable that people who have done nothing, have
nothing. to report. But that is no reason to keep silent about
their ,idleness. The exposure of the weaknesses in the work of t
the people's inspectors is one of the way of ling our workers
know the tasks of these institutions. This year after the electior
of the inspectors care must be taken that Mistakes of last year
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are not repeated. The inspectors are the representative3of the
people's masses and as such must uphold the prestige of these
institutions with our people. They will only achieve this if
theyr work is satisfactory and if they develop the initiative of
the workers. There are still instances of bureaucracy and
bureatnratic solutions of questions concerned wit U the workers,
in our enterprises and institutions, and this is causing extensive
harm. The peoples inspectors should only intervene in difficult
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0 kW- T ir la A. INT S ir IT CO INT S
SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS .
This Bulletin contains translations from Yugoslav newspapers and periodicals. It is intended for the use of
the participating missions and not for general distribution. Accuracy of the translations is not guaranteed.
NO. 154
P.1.
25X1A
THIS IS AN ENCLOSURE
00 NOT DETACH May 13, 1950.
HEADLINES
BORBA
'A;JLWAYMEN'S COMPETITICN (I col.)
THE CRIME. OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK POLICE
WHO IS DISCONCERTED BY NORMALIZING THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN
THE BALKANS
SEVENTH REGULAR SESSION OF THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY OF SERBIA
INVITATION TO TRANSPORT WORKERS (I col.)
JIB. PRIESTLEY'S REPLY TO ILYA ERENBURG
LETTER BY AUSTRIAN PHYSICIAN
P.2. PEOPLE'S FRONT EXHIBITION
FORMATION OF MACEDONIAN ECONOMIC COUNCIL
THE NECESSITY FOR SETTING UP A BUREAU FOR THE LEGAL
ASSISTANCE OF THE CITIZENS
2000 YOUTH FROM ABROAD TO HELP ON IA)RKING ACTIVITIES
CROATIAN PARLIAMENT SESSION OPENS MAY 16
TOMARROW SERBIAN ARTIS1I EXHIBITION OPENS IN BELGRADE
FESTIVAL OF THE ITALIAN. MINORITIES
ENTOMOLOGISTS CONFERENCE IN OPATIJA
IN THE CULTURAL CENTER OF HERZEGOVINA
P.3. ANNOUNCEMENT BY ITALIAN EX-PARTISANS. (11 cols.):
TRYGVE LIE ARRIVES IN MOSCOW: MOSCOW
EGYPTIAN PREMIER DEMANDS TI-AT JORDAN BE EXPELLED FROM
? ARAB LEAGUE:. CAIRO ?
LISBON: THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CP PORTUGAL SENTENCED
TO 4i YEARS IMPRISONMENT
PARIS: DEBATE ON FRENCH MILITARY. BUDGET
WARSAW: ROKOSOVSKI ELECTED TO IT& POLITBURO OF THE POLISH
UNITED ,YoRKEas PARTY
BRIEF NEWS FROM ABROAD
PARIS: FOREIGN COMMENTARIES
ROME
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VIENNA: NAZI POLITICAL ORGANIZATION IN THE SOVIET ZONE OF
AUSTRIA
P.4. DOCKWORKERS IN THE PRODUCTION DRIVE (11- cols.')
RULINGS .ABOUT INVESTMENT CREDITS IN PRODUCER 'COOPERATIVES
DECISION :ABOUT CREDIT AND THE SALE OF PIGS
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11. 10LITIKA
P.1. REPLY OF THE YOUTH FROM THE FACTORY "JASTREBAC" TO THE
SLANDERS OF T HD CZECHOSLOVAK PAPER
P.2, NEW YORK: WORK OF THE COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
*
PRAGUE: CZECHOSLOVAK GOVERNMENT DEMANDS THE CLOSING OF THE
BRITISH READING ROOM AND THE BRITISH COUNCIL
BERLIN: THE KUBLE IN EASTERN GERMANY
DUSSELDORF:KURT muLLER EXPELLED FROM THE CF
P.3. ANNOUNCEMENT BY ALEKSANDAR STANIC
TEXTILE WMKEH LJUDICA 73DR FINISHES HER FIVE YEAR PLAN (li cols.)
'*
THE COMIOSIT1ON OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE FFRY
THE BELGRADE PUllET THEATER
ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BELGRADE LEAGUE OF FIGHTERS
P.4.
BELGRADE'S FUEL SUPPLY (I col.)
THE _PIANIST KENDAL TAYLOR IN OUR COUNTRY
NEWS FROM THE BOARD OF TRADE AND SUPPLIES?
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111, GLAS
P.2. CRIME CANNOT BE FORGIVEN
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TRAM AND. TROLLEYBUS_TRANSPORTATION.
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WHO IS DISCONCERTED BY NORMALIZING THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN \I.
BALKANS
There is no doubt that the steps taken recently in the '
direction of normalizing relations with Greece and aur country
are a contribution to peace in this part of the world. Recently
the Greek elections proved that the people of our sovereign
neighbor country are against ?the policy of the former monarcho-
fascist leaders and especially against their opportunist foreign
policy which neglected the 3,-alkans. TodaoT it would be ridiculous
to say that nothing has changed in Greece in this respect. ,It
would be ridiculous to deny the fact that the conditions for
normalizing Yugoslav-Greek relations do exist. This is .f7 course
an important factor contributing to peace in the Balkans. And
if peace is indivisible then the situation in the Balkans con-
tributes to consolidating peace in thb world in general.
However, it has already become apparent that the _representatives
of the monarcho-fascist opportunists and various adherence of .
Soviet policy and Cominform organs of the Soviet government in other
countries are not satisfied with this coming to terms. The radio
stations and the press of the Eastern European countries prove
this as.do the commentaries of the Cominform organs in France, Italy,
England, etc.
The Soviet government and its representatives uphold peace
with. their words but in practice they carry on a hostile policy
of pressure of stimulating the fear of war and a policy the aim of
which is - under the excuse of mobilizing against "the. immediate
danger of war" - to justify the hegemonistic pretentionseof the
leadership of the USSR and the further and. further subjugati.Onet
of the satellitecountries. In the same way the Soviet 1:iovernmelat
which speaks about its deaire for peace cannot gaze witha peaceful
eye upon the situation in the Balkans, because the changing state of
things here deprives her of an important area for carrying out
intrigues, various maneuvers, etc. This is the reasph for the
numerous provoCatory actions of Bulgarian,- Greek- -and other Cominform
agents carried out on directives from the headquarters for the
purpose of either obstructing or holding up proper normalization- of
Greek-Yugoslav-agents.
?- The Politburo of the CCCP Greece had a special part in this.
One of its resolutions stated :that, for example, "bringing peace ,
to Greece is a vital'question for the country and the greatest
desire of the people, because from war and the division of the people
only her enemies can gain. anything'; in the second resolution it
says again that,. besides the 300,000 votes of the army and the -un-
seen terror the people were victorious in the elections in Greece;
and now when, according, to the -words of the Greek Politburo itself,
when peace is a, vital question to the Greek people (and this cannot
be without normalizing relations with ,ather'countriesl, and when
the Greek people have won in the elections 'i'ahariades and other
Soviet agents continue to obstruct the. bringing about of peace by
spreading the news about our alleged intentions of letting Greece
and Italy divide Albania and that "a secret aneement between Tito
and. the Plastiras government has been reached against the territorial
integrity of Greece". It is clear in.the'liElr,ht of the fact that,r
TASS and "Pravda" or "Novoje Vrenja" have contributed immediately ?
to this news. 'Other commentaries similar to these appear in Prague,
Tirana., Warsaw, Bucharest,in the columns of fiHumanite-Minita"; and
others.
The French French Cominform paper connects the pacifyidg of the
situation in the Balkans with the conference: of Fo.1m,44.41.A.sters
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are working out a Mediterranean Pact. "Unita" is aupposed to have
spoken of a BelgradeAthens AxiS, and the"Daily Worker" has already
announced about a "Yugoslavia-Graece-Italy-Austria" Axis. The Moscow
radio at the same time 11=,,s been giving false information about "the
fate of Greek children in Yugoslavia":
It is .clear what the purpose of the Soviet Cominform propaganda
maneuvers are. Those ,who attack Yugoslavia for normalizing relations
with her southern neighbor are themselves normalizing relations with
many countries ,,hich 4o not differ from present day-Greece in their
internal structure. Actually one could say that the Soviet propaganda
is complaining of Tsaldaris for abandoning the authority in Greece
and thereby eliminating the basis of the strange situation in Yugo-
slav-Greek relations. We can see that the Soviet hegemonistic policy
is preventing the situation in this part of Europe from being cleared
up, from the fact that the Soviet government prevents the evacuation
of foreign troops in Austria and is also obstructing any Italian
Yugoslav agreement over the ruestion of Trieste.
The Soviet government is afraid of the normalization of Yugo-
slav-Greek relations because it makes intriguos more difficult. And
the unhappy situation which allows pressure, diplomatic tricks and
other methods used by the Soviet foreign political apparatus are
desir-,blil to the alleged champions of peace in the USSR. These
will be shown up in their true light and their attempts will be
found to have no results.
(Borba-Saturday)
THE FORMATION OF THE ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PR
MACEDONIA
The Presidium of the Penple's L,ssembly of the People's Republic
of Macedonia has introduced a Ukase concerning the establishment of
an economic council of the government of PR Macedonia. Comrade
Bork? Temelkovski has been nominated as president. He is the Vice
Premier of the PR Macedonia. The rest' of the council consists of
the president of the council for agriculture and forestry,,the
president of the council for oods and commerce, the president of
the council the Finished Products Industry, the president of the
council for Energetics and the Extractive Inlustry, the president
of the council for Communal Works and Local Industry, the president
of the Planning Commission, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of
Labor, the Minister' -)f Tuilding and. the president of' the Committee
for Foreign Trade. Other members of the government who are leaders
of economic branches common to the wider composition of the economic
council.
(Eorba-Saturday)
BELGRADE FUEL SUPPLY
Steps have been taken to improve the supplies of wood and
coal in Belgrade. The people's committee of Belgrade supply board
has analyzed last years failures and shortcomings and has assessed
the needs of the population for this year. .This analysis was initiated
by the Economic council Of the FPRY, the Councilfor the Exchange of
Goods of the FPRY and other leading organizations.
, Coal and wood for Belgrade are procured from throughout our
country, mostly from Serbia, Bosnia. and 'Herzegovina. Last year there
were many errors in the delivery of coal and wood and it seems as if
a section 'of Belgrade's population would. be without fuel in the most
critical period. At one point 900 wagon loads Of wood were waiting
to be distributed from 'Belgrade railway stations and Oistribution was
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help up because of lack of labor. Another example was the co\c,
Kostolac which was often 60 per cent dust. This of course coul
be distributed to the consumers and so the supply board suffera\
great financial loss. It is not at all an easy business to suppl4
a town of almost half a million inhabitants with coal and woodand '
even the transport of this fuel is comPlicated. I's well PS this
many concerns, schools, institutions, :tc., must have ensured supplie
f. fuel. From the end of April 1949 to the beginnin- of April 1950
more than 263,860 cubic meters of wood and about 225,000 tons of
coal were brought to jelgrade. The needs of Belgrade concerns and
institutions were mainly fulfilled and the needs for domestic
consummers fell a little under the foreseen amount. However, one
rust add that the larger part of the fuel for Belgrade citizens
was obtained through syndicate oFranizations.
(I:olitika-Saturday)
LETTER OF THE WELL-KNOWN AUSTRIAN PHYSICIAN TIRING TO ILYA ERENBURG
Vienna, May 12
The well-known Austrian physician and university professor
in Vienna, Hans Tiring sent a reply to Ilya Erenburg to his letter
in which he called upon the Western writers to stand against the
use of atomic energy for military purposes and to condemn my govern-
ment who attempts to 'rop the atomic bomb on the population of any
country.
Tiring, who is one of five founders of the Austrian Peace
movement, emphasizes in his reply to ErenburF that he approves of
his proposal but that he considers it narrow Prld inadequate. "Who
ever truly desires peace" says Tiring, "must struggle against the
root of the danger of peace. The first duty or writers and of all
progressive men is to infludnce public opinion and to stand against
those who bring war nearer by sproadinc: hatred amongst people and
pois3oning political relations."
Tiring then refers to P number. ,f articles announced in the
Soviet Army paper for 'ustrians and mentions that this paper on one
hand gives news about the progressive movement for peace in the
world and on the other hand gives war-monFing articles. Amongst
these articles Tiring mentions one which calls upon the people of
Yugoslavia to over-throw their lawful ,-overnment. He said that it
would be better if writers of all countries united not against the
war-monFering of others but the war mongering that is going on in
their own countries.
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The English writer, John Priestley, replied on the 22nd April
in an 0.13e,11 letter In the Now Statesman and Nation to lijia
Ehrenburg's'call to ','writers in Western countries to fight for peaCe.
'John Priestley, a well-known writer, who has many times been
in the-U3SR and many of whose works ? have been translated into
Russian, wrc.te as follows:
. . .
lc have lust read Your open letter to the writers of the West
n.prtain passages are addressed personally to me, and :you blame me
because . I Was not present at -Tour "conference of peaceft, You
Mentioned that I dodged my duty towards my.neaders and that I should
haw ,loined in your appeal for "the prevention of those who are of
ill-intent". "Do I really not think',' you ask,"that a writer ought
to stand up against criminals, even before they have started their
crimes, and in that way to work towards preventing the crimes,'"
"Allow me to begin.With the statement that I earnestly try not
to dodge mydutids. I love my country as ardently as you love yours.
And that should Ile remembered because certain Russian writers appear
to be unable to grasp that that deep-rooted love towards ones country
is not a- possession only of Russians but exists amongst other people.
"In conaldering'other countries and peoples I think with special
love of Russia and ,Russians. And it may surprise you to hear that
?such.an.attitude is taken up by all Westerners who travel. As a
people, 'a nation, without regard to political systems, you are really
very. popular, and we would all like to get to know you :better.
However I must. add that your government makes it difficult-for-us
to do
However,
a$ I know7,719,m8/.61r,suldli.experience,. and I have had .to
listen. a hundred times to /ofrom wK1 disposed people from Western
Europe who wish to be your friends.
"Although it is true that conferences and congresses quickly
bore me (because I am impatient and don't like long speeches) it is
not true, as you-anpear to think, that I have made no effort to
increase understanding between peoples. 'Apart from the fact that
I hate with this object written many articles and made many speeches
and commentaries on the radio, I have pent two or .more _years..work-
ing as much as I can for UNESGO.. But You Russians.. have not?eVen
approached UNESCO, but with one .stroke you have cut off from its
influence hundreds of millions of peop.le-
":When I was in Moscow in 1945 I.was very sorry that you. were ?
net then there so that we could meet, I-appealed to VOKS andto .repre-
sentatives of your literary association, , seeking. a better:way Of
work: for - ? ? foreign writers in the Soviet Union.
Then I was assured Gnat n special bureau would be sot up. Has it
in fact been so, and if it. has What-has that bureau achieved since
1945? Now, in -your open letter you propose.- in my opinion very
understandably.- that it is not necessary to :five attention. to.
social,. political rAldmsthetic views .Not much time, .hoWever, has
passed since you and your colleagues submitted the writers of the
West to a- torrent of invective -which, allowing for all mistake$in
translation, were sage and unbecoming. In October you were .as
distan4.1psthe Lama -of Tbet, thundering from .inaccesible. heights
againsVdecadence. In April you come down and tell us that we should
not , behaVe so distantly.' ' What does that all mean?
Cynics-here tell. us that your attitudes Which so marvellously change
entirely depend on the immediate Polley of the politbureau.
do not know that, since I am a simple writer., but nevertheless
I enjoy the ability to write what I wish without regard to the Foreign
Qffice, the Home Office or the Secret Service,
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"You criticise as if I also am prepared to take part
.interminable harmful intriguing,apersistent policy which m
to a downfalli. People who are drunk with their own power, fa\s
try et all costs to drive other people to relinquish their wa'y
life and change to theirs. That is the duty of a true writer, 1.
this as in all other centuries, to see that too much power conc
trated in too few hands has always been the enemy of human happin
"A last word; the clearest and most honest which I can say.
I agree with you that the Soviet Union does not want war and I am
sure that your people shiver at the thought of it. But it is not
clear to me whether your leaders really desire what is the opposite
of war - true-peace, a world unity of. peoples who live their own
lives without continuous interference from ether people, all openly
and friendly, enjoying the fruits of their own contributions to
world civilisation, tr in another case they have not been liber-
ated from thathistoric.fear which is now so common in America. (sic)
It seems that the nations are going round in a dark circle like
sill7 children who fear one another. However, there exist world
problems such as the problem of feeding the _population, which
demand some Bort of solution and all that we can do is to pile up
arms, and think out all the foul ways of spreading ever more and
more propaganda instead of honest exchange of knowledge and ideas.
For this the Kremlin must bear its share of blame. And it still
is not too late to do something. That, however-, cannot be done
by writers holding world congressesof peace. That can only be
achieved when people who are in power- ahd the moreabsolute the
power the greater their rsponsibility - regard this world as a
home and not as a potential battlefield. I shall do in London
wlat I can if you will try to do something in Moscow. We can start
modestly by avoiding the hate of fanaticism and impatience and
valuing truth more than propaganda. I skiareewith-you your
"concern for civilisation". We writers will best serve it if We
write nothing which will foster barbarism in the world and I hope
-that counsel will prevail long enough for us to be able 'to meet."'
(Tanjug)
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START OF SEVENTH SESSION OF THE PEOPLE'S AS)EMBLY SERBIh
Yesterday, the Seventh Regular Session of the People's Assembly
FR Serbia started its work. The first sitting was held at 17.00
hours. The entry of members of the gevernment was greeted by the
representatives present with applause. After Ise JovanoviC, President
of the Assembly of the PR Serbia read a uka;;E: of the Presidium of
the People's Aasembly-Serbia'calling the assembly to its Seventh
Session, work was started on the agenda.
The agenda of yesterdays sitting was the confirmation of the
agenda for the session. The first point in the agenda is theeXa-.
mination of the proposed law on election for People's representatives
PR Serbia, and thereafter examination of the proposed law on crafts-
manship, confirmatien of the orders of the government of Serbia issued
between the 6th and 7th session in the field of economy, confirmation
of the ukases of the Presidium issued between the sessions, election
of Vice-Chairman and as last item election of a-Secretary.
After the agenda was proposed it was un:animously adapted and
the next sitting was set for 1700 hours today.
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CONSTITUTION OF COMMITTEES OF TUE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY FPRY
Standing Committees of the Federal Council and the Council of
Nationalities, as also of the joint committee's ef, the two councils
of the People's AsseMbly.FPRY,.after their election held sessions
over their constitution.;
Chairman of the 'Committee for Foreign Affairs is Petal- Stambolic,
Dimitar Vlahov was elected Vice-Chairman and Vladimir Dedijer
Secretary.
The members of the Committee for Foreign Affairs are as follows:
-.From the Federal Council Max Dace, Vladimir Bakaric, Bogdan
Crnobrnja, Josip Hrncevic, Mehmed Hodja, ,Avde Flumo Blazo Jovanovic,
?Ivan TanaiVandv) Lazar .Kolishevski, Miha Marinke, Djusto Masaroto,
Slobodan Penezic, Ivan Regent,'Djuro Salaj, Vladimir
-Sitic Vidoje Stilevski, Peter Stambolic, Dobrosav Tomashevic and
Vida Temshtc and from the Counnil of Nationalities Ivo Andric, Miter
Bakic, Franc Bevk,' Vladimir DeciMer, Milan Kupreshanin, Otmar Kreacic,
Leo Matta, LjubinkaHMil-Osavljevic, Lazar Mojsov, Djuro:Pucar,- Josip
Rus, Pavle Savic,,Sinisha Stankovic, Lidija Shentjurc, Ilija Mataric,
Pco Shopov, Fran Tucan, Josip Vidmarr, Dmitar Vlahov and Veljko
Vlahovic.
For .
/Chairman of the Committee for National Defence_waSachosen Ivan
Goshnjak,-Vice-Chairman Histo Antunovia and -Secretary ,Rado Pohacek.
Velimir Stejnic was elected Chairman :of the Committee for People's
Authorities, the _Vice-Chairman Marko Nikezic and Secretary Leo
-Gershkovi6.-
I
It the Legislative Comtittee Josip liricevic was elected Ch.dnman
and Vladimir Simic Vice Chairman. and Jerko Radmilovic as Secretary.
Javan VeseIinov was elected ,Chairman of the Committee for the Economic
Plan and Finance with Marko Belinic Vice-Chairman and Blagoje
Talevski as Secretary, Petar Komadina was elected Chairman of the
Mandate Immunity Committee, Vice-Chairman Bogoga Fotav, Secretary
Grua NovakoviO, Stanka Veselinov became Chairman of the Adminis-
trative Committee, Vice-Chairman Shefket Maglajlic and Secretary
Zivorad Ljubicicl Pavle Jovicevic became Chairman of the Committee
fpr Petitions and Complaints, Ante Roje Vice-Chairman.andiVelibor
Ljujic Eecretary,
. Mesha Pijade was elected Chairman of the Legislative Committee
of the Council of Nationalities and Ninke Petrevic, Vice-Chairman
and Joze Lamprat Secretary. Ivan Goshnjak was elected Chairman of
the Economic Plan and Financial Committee, Vice-Chairman Vlajko
Begovic and Secretary Vo jo Srezentic. Milan Smipnic Chairman of
the Administrative Committee, Vice-Chairman Punisha Petrovic and
Secretary Krsto Filipovic. Aleksa Tomic became Chairman of the
Mandate Immunity Committee, Vice-Chairman. Tone Shushtershic and
Secretary Vuko Aadevic. Marko Vujacic became Chairman of the
Committee for Petitions and Complaints ,of the Council of Nationalities
and Luke Mrkshic Vice-Chairman and nadoslav Nedljkovic Secretary.
Enquiry Committees of the raeole's Assembly were also constituted
for enquiry into the situation regarding rationing and enquiry into
the collection system. Ivan Bozicevic was elected- Chairman of the
Enquiry Committee into rationing and Danilo Krekic as Secretary.
Komcilo Markovic became Chairman of the Enquiry Committee into the col-
'lection System and Dimitrije Bajalica Secretary.
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CRIME IS NOT FORGOTTEN
In an inhuman =nor the Czech c-yminformists have put t
Dimitrije Dimitrijevic. For 6 months they have toilsHrteaq,0
him in a dark lson cell rnd finally left him to dle/withdut
medical help.
OM*
,
Dimitrijevic had had another experience similar when he was
in the "festapo Prison, together with Czech patriots. It is a
savage irony that he came living out of the Nazi "camp of death"
only to die in "people's democratic" Czechoslovakia:
What was his crime to deserve this treatment and finally to
be deprived of his life? He was guilty of not betraying his
socialist homeland and. not selling its honour and becoming a paid
servant..
We are proud. of people such as Dimitrijevic. He is a hero
of'our people's revolution ready to die rather than trample on the
honour and the idea for which he fought., .
His zw iler has been committed but what has that murder achieved?
His murder -thought that they could break the honour ? - and
patriotism of a Yugoslay. They did not break it. Do they think
that they are frightening the Yugoslays who find themselves in our
government? It will be hard for them-to do that. Yugoslav citizens,
communists and all honourable consciencious Yugoslays. are made of
too tough a steel for them to submit to any kind of terror.
One thing they Jhave achieved. They have shown. with brutal
clarity that the cominform counter-revolution is ready to commit
:the worst crimes. They have shown the Czechoslovak people how
deeply they are Submerged under ,force and despotism, how they are
being led away not only. from true socialist democracy but from all
humanity. ? Dimitrijevic had many friends in Czahoslovakia who
knew what an ardent protagonist he was of brotherhood between Yugo-
slays and Czechs, they?will see him. now Slain for just that opinion
and their bitterness will he aroused and their ,eyes opened.
Every new crime by the cominformists further tears off their
masks. And our people let the criminals know that Dimitrdjevic's
death and such a grave and shameful crime will not be forgotten..
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This Bulletin contains translations from Yugoslav newspapers and periodicals. It is intended for the use of
the participating missions and not for general distribution. Accuracy of the translations is not guaranteed.
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I. BORBA
Page 1. SPRING PLANTING CAMPAIGN NEARING END:
iv-777a, ii7,5ti
An example of friendly cooperation between
Peasant Working Co-operatives and poor
peasants;
Planting of crops in Slovenia has been
speeded up thanks to an organized help given
to the peasants;
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END OF THE SEVENTH REGULAR SESSION OF THE PEOPLE'S
ASSEMBLY OF SERBIA:
The Laws on election of people's duputies
and on handicrafts have been adopted
(republican. laws);
COMPETITIONS CARRIED ON BETWEEN OUR RAILWAY MEN:
Reports on achievements by various
railway men.
NOTE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FPRY TO THE ALBANIAN
GOVT.:
(reply to Albanian ? Government's Note of
May 10, 1950).
*
The Majdanpek mine has completedits semi-annual plan.
STATEMENT MADE BY F. MONTIELA, FORMER MEMBEP OF THE
CC OF CP OF SPAIN AND RESPONSIBLE EDITOR OF THE PAPER
"MUNDO OBRERO"
Page 2. PRESS CONFERENCE HELD BY BRITISH TRADE UNION LEADERS
Children of our emigrants to France, Holland, and
Belgium will spend their summer holiday in our country
free of charge.
A letter from the delegation of our emigrants to Frace
sent to the Central Board of the Yugoslav Federation of
Labor Unions.
OUR AUTONOMOUS UNITS:
(a 3-column article about Vojvodina and
Kosovo & Metohija).
Page 3. 'PARIS: The French Parliament has voted military credits.
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Vidalials men make an attack on the..,
paper "Primorski bnevnik";
Attempt to smuggle. arms into Capodistria;
Attack on.the headquarters of the Democratic
Front ef.-SloveneS.
BERLIN: The Russian ruble is the Ettandard
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currency in'Eastern Germany (for clearing
arrangements between countries). .
MOSCOW: Soviet Note to the USA
ROME: Postal union has been established between
France and Italy.
WASHINGTON: American Government demands of Czechoslo4.
vakia to reduce, the number of personnel in official
representations in the USA,
VIENNA: Meeting of the Allied Control Commission
for Austria; ?
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PEKING: Telegram sent by Chu-en-Li to Trigve Lie.
NEW YORK: The Secretary-General of the CP of USA
Dennis has started to servehis sentencd.
Greek children gave. a performance last night in the
Kolarac concert hall (refugee children).
The man who in 1929 took part in the killing of
Djura Djakovic, organizational secretary of the -
CC CPY, has now been sentenced to death.
II. POLITIKA:
Page.1.. German anti-fascist Hulde Pankok on visit in our
country.
.Page 2. OPEN LETTER FROM FELIX MONTInA TO.YUGQSLAV
VETERANS OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
Page An exhibition. of "Creation and development of the
people's committees". ?(3 col.)
Socialist remodeling of the village
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Wave of anit-semitism spreading in Western
:Germany,
'Is
Japanese proposal to Anglo-Americans to divide
? world cotton market.
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Page 4, Joint Franco-Oetwan heavy industry (2 col. article).
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BORBA Monday, 15th May, 1950.
P.1. FOR THE INCREASING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION (21 cols.)
BRICK MACHINES BEING PRODUCED IN SKO-LJE
TITO AWIRDS S'R:CHUTE JUMPER
7EOPLE OF ADR1IIIC LITTod21 C NGRhTULATE TITO ON HIS BIRTHDAY
P.2.
A NEW METHOD OF INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF RAILROAD TRANS-.
PORTATION (3 cols.). ? -
,VIDA.TOMSIG.SEA,KS CN GHILDRENS?WEEK SIGNIFICANCE (11 col
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EXEMPLARY WORK PF-THE:FRONTI8TS'IN THE VILLA1E CERJE (li" col.)
TITO'S RELAY RACE
REMARKS NOTED IN VISITORS BOOK IT EXHIBITION ABOUT, PEOPLE1S
COMMITTEES (2 col.).?-
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P.3. A MEASURE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE LIVESTOCK
BREEDING (1A cols.)
OVER 8,000 SHOCK woRKE.:Is IN ZAGREB ENTERPRISES IN THE FAST
THREE MONTHS
THE COLLECTIVE OF THE GLASS FACTORY IN PARACIN IS INCREASIN
PRODUCTION :ND EXPANDING THE ENTERP.RISE? ?(1 col.)
TRIESTE: THE "PRIMORSKI DNEVNIK" WILL CATPINUE THE FIGHT FOR
THE CONSOLID:TInN OF FRATERNITY BETWEEN PEOPLES
TRIESTE PRESSURE ON TRIESTE WORKERS
THE CP.OF-VENEZUELA OUTLAWED. -
SHORT FOREIGN NEWS JITEMS
PEKING: THE KATOMINGTANG LOST 30,000 SOLDIERS AT HAJNAN
FIVE PIRTY MEMBERS SENTENCED IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA
WARMONGERS IN -RULGARIA (i col.) '
EGYPT INSISTS THAT JORDAN SE EXCLUDED .FROM THE LEAGUE
PROBLEMS IN GETTING RAW FATERIALS AT ZENICA STEEL WORKS'.
AVIATION FEDERATIoN ?F YUGOSLAVIA HAS OVER 40,000 MEMBERS
11. P,.'LITIKA
PRIOR TO ACCEPTING THIS YEAR'S YOUNG CADRE IN THE SCHOOL OF
OUR ARMY .(1 col.) ?
P.3. HERCEGOVINA IS TRANSFORMING INTO A LIVESTOCK-INDUSTRIAL AREA
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P44. WORK OF THE FORESTRY AND IGRICULTURE COMMISSION OF THE SERBIAN
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (2 cols.)
51 NEW MOVIES TO DE OPENED THIS YEAR
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BELGR:JDE AMUSEYENTS,
THEATRES.
Yugoslav Drama Theatre - visiting Novi Sad.
National Opa : "Suma" ("The Forest) by Ostrovski, 8 o'clock
Circus in Belgrade: perfamance at 8 o'clock
MOVIES. ?
Beograd :"Red Shoes" (Eng.)
Jadran : "Saraband for Dead Lovers" ng.)
Zve3da : "The High Plateau" (It.)
Kozara : "Eternal Eve" (Am.)
Slavic : "A Man for Man" (Fr.)
20 October-I and II : "Genteman Jim" (Am.)
Kosmaj : "Homeland" (Fr.)
Kosovo : "The Brothers"
Dusanovac:"The Magic Grain" (R )
Drina :" Ditta" (Dan.)
Balkan: "Tarzan's Triumph" (Am.)
CONCERT.
p.m.
p.m.
Joseph Hirt, Suisse pianist.-May 17th and lath -Kolarac,2C hrs
The Trieste Cahmber Choir - May 19th - Kolarac, 20 hrs.
Friedrich Wildgans - clarinetist from Vienna -2oth May - Kolarac
at 20tours.
Tickets for these concerts may by bought on the 15th ahd 16th
lqay at the book shop called "Prosveta" (Tcrazije 16).
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The Seventh Regular Session of the FR Serbia's Assembly'con-
tinued yesterday in Belgrade, with,the..agenda,deoided at the session
of the day before yesterday."-On-theThropdsal'of'the-PreMier.Isa
Jovanovic the agenda was altered., to include a further point
examination of the proposed law on 'changesand amendments of laws ?
on the administrative-territorial divisions of the p1?. Serbia.
.Before passing to the agenda the-AsSembly gaVe:approval to the
decision of the Presidium on the deprival of liberty and :freedom
and starting of critinal'nroceedinge against :two representatives
. Bajran Uk Gashije and Spasoje Radovanovie for criminal actions
done against the people. and the State and heard a rePort Of the
Administrative Committee on financial work and carryin out the
budget of the People's ASsembly of Serbia for the period February,
March and April, thereafter the agenda was taken up.
The first point was eXamination-of the pronosed law on the
election of the people's, representative's: to the-Peopleis-Assembly
Serbia. After?Milovan Krdjie, the spokesman of... the Committee,
presented the Assembly with the bropesed.law, Milosh Minic spoke,
emphasising the important- Werk of the Assembly and mentioning
that the Mandate of the Assembly ran out, at the end of this year,
and that new elections must be prenared.-. At the end he emphasised
that the broadening of the democracy of the electoral system of our
country is based on the correct line of our party in building
socialism,
The proposed law on.handicrafomir Joksimovic put before the
Assembly in thename of the Legislative. Committee. Tihomir Janjic
President of the Comtittee for local Economy, Serbia spoke in the
discussion on the prHposed law.
.Both these draft laws were unanimously passed. The proposed
law on changes and amendments in the, administrative territorial
diVisions of the 7R Serbia was also adonted,unanimously.- According
to this law the Tresent RuMaCounty (Rural District) will be divided
into two counties,, RumaCOunty which will have about 42,000 inhabitants
and Fruahke Gora with 24,000 inhabitants. The seat of both counties
will be in Ruma-.
After that the Assembly confirmed the orders and ukases of the
Presidium issued in the period between the 6th and 7th Session.
Thereafter Kosan Pavlovic and Milovan .Datanovic were elected
to the vacated positions of Vice-Chairman and Secretary of the
Assembly res-?ctivoly. This ended the Seventh Regular Session of
the Assembly.
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ATTACK BY VIDAIITES ON"PRIMORSKI DNEVNIK"
(Triste, 13th May)
The Vidali cominformists yesterday carried out another attack
on ens. precincts and personnel of ".Tnimorski Dnevnik" in Trieste.
A group of cominformists burst into the offices of the paper and
threatened the personnel employed, that they would "in a very short
time reckon with them" hurlin at them expressions taken from the
Italian Fascists and irredentists,
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e(Trieste, 13th -May).
The Section for Internal Affairs of the Local People's Council
in,Capodistria in the Yugoslav Zone of the, FTT announced that
members of the People's Defence Force last night, during a
customs inspection of the ship "Betor Pizano" which runs on the
line Capodistria-Trieste, found a large number of automatic rifles,
a number of crates of hand. grenades -1-1Td various propaganda material.
which sneaks of the need for the annexation of the Yugoslav zone
of the -PTT to Italy. For this they of the crew
and held the ship. (Tanjug)
(-"BORBA")
IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF DIMITRIJEVIC
The murder of Dimitrijevic in the prison at Brandis nad Lavom
once more shows up the methods Used by the. satellites of .the Soviet
Union in East Europe and in the condemnation not only of the govern-
ment of the PR Czechoslovakia but all the Others who insist on
keening un enmity towards our country.
For months the cominform pronagandistS from all the cominform
countries have been shouting. about "gestapo" Yugoslavia, about
"terror" in our country and so on. For months and months they have
been broadcasting the Most fantastic lies to mislead public opinion
in the world. The shrillnetsof their slanderous propaganda is also
intended to distract attention from the inhuman terroristic actions
which take place in the East European Countries and are inflicted on
all those who are not tied to the chariot wheels of the USSR.
The murder of Dimitrijevid is the best example of how hypo-
critical and lying is that propaganda. It shows how leaders of the
cominform countries use Police methods on the examPle of their
Aussian b0Ses. : We can only recall the actions of the Czech
Government towards our students in industry who did not wish to
take the side of the enemies of their country. How the police
used every kind of brutal means on them to hold them in Czegbo-
slovakia! There is no doubt that that was not the original idea
of the Czech Police. What methods hove the NKVD taken in the
Soviet Union to keep our citi7ens who are there at school? 'Even
today the Soviet Government is keenin7, our children by force. All
that is evidence of the Practice which haS nothing in common with
Soviet words on humanism and democracy.
It is in no way a coincidence that the Triurder was carried out
in Czechoslovakia, whose people are just the ones who follow our
struggle with sympathy. The death of anhonest and consistent .
fighter like Dimitrijevic is intended to fritten both our country-
men in Czechoslovakia Woo still are in prison in large numbers into
giving up their resistance, anion the Other hand also to frighten
those Czechs and Slovaks who exnress their sympathy for Yugoslavia
and resist the subjection of their country to Soviet command. From
the legal murders in Thdopest, -Sofia and Tirana they have now changed
to police murders - both the one and the other have the same object
and derive from the same centre
Themurder of Dimitrijevic, our fellow citizen-, patriot and
fighter, has embittered our country. It is no longer a question
only of possession, civil rights, freedom of speech and opinion -
today our citizens very lives are threatened,in the cotinforMncountries
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However, they they not only persecute theirown-citizhsbut .torture
to death a foreign citizen who committed the unheard of crime of -
remaining faithful to his country and people and. to his principles.
.Is there anything more natural and human than that?
(Summary ? "DORBAUnday)
ENTRY OF Y;UNG CADRES THIS YE.I11. INTO Tlin.scHooLs flP 'CUR ARMY
Some; time az? the Ministry of. National Defence notified a com-
petitive/eiShmeptance of candidatesinto'milita,ry schools,
'schools for military officials and T-OP' 7,:orsons fr-m-the,e-11/11-.
ranks, for administrative .courses and. for the acceptance .of
-::andidateS into the institutions .of military students. - This exami-
ntipn. greatly assists tno,development and strengthening of
our army which, in this way, gets. new young cadres, ready to
prepare for. the duties of active officers in. various -branches of
the army or to devote theMsalves to particular specialised units
within the framework of the army.
All examinations hitherto have been very successful both in
the number of candidates and in their quality. They once more con-
firmed the fact that our youth loves the army which is his greatest
guardian ?of socialist building in our. country, that he is proud to
serve in, its ranks. AmongSt the youththere is a .general interest
and love of. military matters; there is also a strong tradition from
the reeent past, the four years of the liberation war.
The now cadres drawn from youth leaving school, from the
fadtories.and_from the villaes, have already seen :something of
-life in the army when, as brigadists, they have met them on many
working sites of the five year lar1.4 The :education which they
have acquired in their present places of work in the collectives
and co-operatives these youths will continue and complete in new
surroundings.
_Since the campaign for the examinations will last several
months it_is necessary at the beginning to, take measures which
will secure its complete success.. IL is essential that this.
campaign, develops steadily throughoUt the period and. that there
should be close co-operation of all those interested.. Apart from
military institutions who will make a special effort to popularise
and enlist, the mass organis7011.s.:will haVe to be en7,aged. Certain
of these:, such aS the Umladina and TAerans Association,are: directly
interestedin a mass attendence at the exams because it is from their
ranks that most of the young, cadres needed by the army collie. They
must. throughout the period devote a spacial effOrt to appeal to the
youth.
In the organisations of people's Tekniks, in which the ? youth
are technically qualified, among the participants in pre-military
trainingl on the Umladina worksite and in peasant collectives, there
are great possiiiities of Propaganda Workfor the military schoolsD
Tho-se youths know that in the ranks of the army there is the same
spirit as there is in their own collectives, they know the-possi-
bilities of profossional and political:improvements which are :open
to them in army schools. In work at popularising the -examinations
individual influence and personal contacts:With youth must not be
overlooked, .(2rIversation with them .and mutual cerresty,ndence by
comrades from the army who are their relatives or acquaintances will
much -,contribute tosucceds and to a s'atisfactorTnumb,or of youths
opting for the ,military schools.
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TRAIN COLLISION .IN ENGLAND
(London 14th May)
Agence France Presse reports that last night there was a collisbn
between a train and a locomotive near Preston in Lancashire. 40
people were injured, 13 seriously. Rescue work was made more diffi-
cult because the collision took place on a narrow embankment 10 metres
high.
("PLITIKA" Monday)
THE AIR LEAGUE OF 7111,Q3L:VIA 11.)S OVER 40,000 nEMBERS
. The third yearly assembly of the Air League of Yugoslavia was
held yesterday in 3elgrade. The assembly was opened by its President
Major-General of.Air Ladislav.Ambrozic, . Minister ZeceNic greeted
the assembly in the name of the government and after Major-General
Milija-Stanishic wished them every success in the name of the Yugo-
slav Air Firce.? Marjan StarceVic greeted: the delegates inthe name
of the Central Committee of People's Tekniks.
After the greetings Ambrozic spoke on the development of the
league and its tasks.
During last year greatest attention had been paid to the basic
organisations, the content and quality of work in them. According
to a decision of the fourth plenum of the Air Association aero clubs
received titles and the wide organisation of clubs was made possible
wherever the conditions existed. The denicions of the plenum had
helped the organisations of the air league to strengthen and develop
their independent work. He emphasised that the first and basic
task of the league was to enable independent administration on the
ground.. The all-country committeeswhich hod hitherto been rather'''.
cumbersome bodies must more Effectively control..and promote the work
in the basic organisations. Another important task was to enable
aero clubs to work on their own initiative-. They should net have
their best cadres taken, they should in all respects be helped and
given the best means for work. The task Of all basic organisations
this year was further to develop competition in all branches of
airmanship The federal centres, schools end bases as the technical
institutions of the air league of Yugoslavia have the task of pro-
moting air technique.
After this speech the Secretary of the League Lieutenant-Colonel
Mihailo Velimirovic gave a report of the work Of the league during
1949.
The league last year successfully developed its work in pro-
moting air technique and in bringing about ' new home constrUction.
Organisations have at their disposal a large number of aeredremes
and installations. Members of the league are achieving ever greater
results in various competithns, breaking records and setting un new
ones. At the end of last year the league had 62 Pasic mganisations
with over 25,000.members and today has 104 aero-clubb, while the
number-Of members has grown to 40,000. .Besides the league's Pilot
school,- gliding centre, model school and tarachute base, there are
in the adro-clubs 15 model schools and 150 workshops, 9 gliding
schools 1st class, 29 2nd class and .2 pilot schools, In these 55
air-schools there were trained in the course of last year 7,720 air
modellers, parachutists, glider pilots and pilots of powered air-
craft. Last year in the Letov factory in Ljubljanaa high per-
formance glider "Triglav"and a hydro-glider "Jatran" weremade,
the work of young constructers Koser and Horvat. It is now planned
that in the region 1 district and tnwa eommitioees the larger indus--
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be set up. Besides this it is planned to open in the aero clubs
90 air models,. gliding and pilot schbels. ThroUgh these schools
11,690 mpdellera; perachutists, pilots, and gliderpilots will be
qualified.
After the speech and discusSion the names were read of indi-
viduals and ,organisations receiving rewards. Amongst others rewards
of 10,000 diners were made to Aleksander. Stanic and Stank? Skoberna
for perachuting-successes. Of, the abro clubs rewards were given to
the aero club of Novi Sad - the beat club in the league, and clubs
from Deruver and Skoplje. 9 Organisations were honourably mentioned,
among them the Zagreb, 3e1grade, Sitelje
A greetings telegram was sent to the Central Committeem Comrade
Tito and. Franz Leshkoshek,...
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HILDE FANKOK IN OUR COUNTRY
The well known German public worker, nide Pankok, wife of
the painter Otto Pankok, is a guest of the Central Committee of AFW of
Yugoslavia for a month. During the war she was persecuted for being an
anti-fascist.
During her stay in Yugoslavia Hilde Pankok visited a
number of social and cultural institutions in Serbia, Macedonia and
Montenegro and on her way back to Germany she will stay for a few days
in Croatia and Slovenia.
"Politika" Sunday.
THS CHILDREN OF OUR EMIGRANTS IN FRANCE,
BELGIUM AND HOLLAND WILL SPEND THEIR SUMMER
HOLIDAYS IN OUR COUNTRY WITHOUT PAYING.
A large number of the children of our emigrants in France,
Belgium and Holland will spend their summer holidays in our country. As
well as this, 3,r,)00 children from Carinthia and the FTT will spend their
holidays in resorts in Slovenia.
The Committee for Social Welfare of the Government of the
FPRY has guaranteed food and accommodation for these children at one of
the pleasantest children's holiday homes, Selce-na-more. These children
will spend their holidays together with our best pioneers.
"Borba", Sunday.
PRESS CONFERENCE OF BRITISH TRADE UNION OFFICIALS
The ?six British trade union officials, who have spent a
fortnight in our country as guests of the Yugoslav League of Syndicates,
held a press conference in the Central Hall of the League. They
attended the 1st of May procession in Belgrade and then visited the main
large buildings, factories and social institutions in Slovenia, Croatia
and B & H. These British trade union officials had the chance to
converse with our workers, syndicate officials, members of the Central
Committee, etc,.
The British guests gave their impressions about our
country to the representatives of the -hot and foreign press.
Speaking, about his impressions of the syndicate organ-
isations, William Ballautine said: "The cultural development is of
particular importance and so is the development of artistic activities.
.Our trade unions are rather cut off from such things, that is to say,
from culture and art. Here your syndicates carry- on many activities
in these fields and this is a very positive thing for'workers".
The representative of ?-the foundry workers' union,- Hard,
said: "I would. like to say that I can find no negative comment to make
about the basic structure of your syndicate organisation. On the
contrary, its structure completely corresponds to -the tasks of a
syndicate organisation for workers. As far as the technical level of
the cadres is concerned, I stated right at the beginning that the proper
measures are being taken to take young people into good workers.'
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F.B. Cope, the representative of the union of scientific
workers, said: "What impressed me most was the great care for the
raising of the cultural level of people in general in your country, as
well as your struggle against illiteracy. I would also like to stress
the technical improving of the workers over which you spend much care.
This is especially important in your country, where all branches of
the economy are being rapidly developed. Another thing that impressed
me was the high quality of the cadres."
Hutchison, the representative of the union of workers and
officials in trade and distribution, said: "1 would like to emphasise
that during my stay in Yugoslavia I was able to state that the people's
authority has paid such.: attention to developing the economically
backward republics, especially in their industrialisation. I had tho
opportunity to stay in Sarajevo longer than the other members of the
delegation. I have a deep impression of the strivings of the people's
authority to raise the standard of living of the workers. I have spoken
of the great initiative of the agricultural workers to pull themselves
out of this backwardness and to enrol in producer cooperatives".
Speaking about the lies which the foreign prdss puts 04
about our country, Ballantine said: "I would like to assure the press
representatives that the writings and fabrications of the foreign press
about Yugoslavia are not unknown to us. lh follow the events in inter-
national life and before coming to Yugoslavia we took special notice of
what the foreign press was writing about this country."
He then spoke about the lot of May parade and the enthusiasm
of the participants. "We have tried to see at least a few proofs to
confirm what the Western and Cominform press say. In the name of all the
members of the delegation, I can say that during our stay in Yugoslavia
we have seen no such proofs. On the contrary, everywhere we have seen
great enthusiasm, faith and love of the working people towards their
country".
Sporting Ballantine in what he said, Cppe
completely agree with Ballantine'sypoint of view I have
opportunity, of walking abut the town in m. free time ana
the people, and beCaUse Of this I might stress that I can
confirm what Ballantine has said."
said: "I
had the
speaking with
completely
Speaking about holiday resorts, Hutchison said: "I would
like to state that your workers have wonderful conditions for their
annual holidays. The best expression for your holiday resorts is:
there is no example in the world of such holiday conditions for workers
as here in your country. 1 might state that the workers of3our country
have created excellent conditions for their annual holidays".
"Borba", Sunday.
OUR AUTONOMOUS REGIONS
In our state there are two autonomous regions: the
autonomous region of the Vojvodina and the autonomous Kossovo-Metohija
region, both in the People's Republic of Serbia. Their position is
regulated by the Constitution of the FFRY, the Constitution of the PR
Serbia, and the statutes of these regions.
This article deals with the history of the events leading
up to the formation of Yugoslavia on the principles of federation and
thereby the formation of the autonomous regions.
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It mentions bow in the case of the Vojvodina and KossdVo-
Metohija, the national minorities, through the administrative organs,
took their part in the direction of the administration of these
provinces.
The territorial autonomy of these regions was confirmed
in the legal acts of PR Serbia, such as the law concerning the
foundation of the autonomous region of the Vojvodina' passed on the
1.et September 1945, and the law concerning the foundation of Kossovo-
Metohija passed on the 3rd September of the an year.
The autonomous regions have special rights according to
the Constitution of the FPRY and PR Serbia. The highest organs of
state authority and state administration in the autonomous regions
include the entire capacity of federal, republican and autoneamous
activities and carry them out either immediately or through local
state organs controlled by them. The federal and republican organs
carry out their tasks in the region of autonomy only through the
highest organs of state authority and jurisdiction in the autonomous
regions, thus putting into practice the principle of united authority.
The autonomous regions, through their authorities, direct their
economic and cultural activities and pass their own buaget and
economic plan. The people of the autonomous regions have the right to
vote for their representatives tu the Council of Nationalities.
In all organs of state authority in the autonomous
regions all the nationalities in the region take part in proportion
to their numbers.
The same is the case with technical cadres, doctcra,
engineers, etc. Many courses have been given in all branches in
both these regions. In Kossove-M,Jtohija in 1945 there were 278
elementary schools with 12,497 pupils whu were educated in the
Shiptar language, In 1947-48 there were 774 Shiptar departmeata of elementary
schools with 62,527 pupils, and today there are )1/16 Shiptar elementary
schools with 68,263 pupils. In 1945 Kossove-Illetohija had 6 lower and
higher middle schools, and today there are 61, of which 01 are Shiptar
schools having 3,832 pupils. In this region there are 2 teachers'
training schools and 4 middle technical schools, cetc. The proof of
the oultural development in this region is that tuday there are 351
libraries and reading rooms, 4!) people's educational centres, 17
homes of culture, 1 permanent theatre, 16 folk lore groups, 13 choirs,
9 orchestras'and 1 museum. All these were starteu after 1945.
(By Milenko Kangrga) ("Berta" - Sunday. Sumaary)
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ACCOMPLICE IN MURDER OF D-JURA DJAKOVIC
ED 0 IA?
The accomplice in the VArder of the organisational secretary
of the CC .CPY and candidate of the executive committee of the
Komintern Djuro Djakovic,. as well as .the?secretary-of the Red
----Relief to Yugoslavia Nikola Hecimvic, the former gendarme.ser-
geant, Nikola Aralica, was sentenced to death by .firing Squad.
The sentence was pronounced by the Criminal Council of the
Cftrcuit- Court of Belgrade.
Nikola Aralica who during the occupation was in service of
the Serbian State Guard, and after the war. was .tried for his
hostile propaganda, was discOVered.by the organs- of the people's
authorities only-recently. Aralica when a gendarme together
with. Milan 'Brkic a corporal of the gendarwy, took part in the
Murder of high party officials. - These. crimes, dtiring, the time
of the most ruthless monarcho-fascist dictatorship were aimed
at the destruction of the progressive movement.
The, murder of Djura Djakovic and. Nikola Jlecimovic was care-
fully plan:126J. ' and Was supposed to . inflict a blow to the CPI
which waa beginning to get organised under their leadership.
On. the night, which means the 20th and 21st April 1929; the
Zagreb. police .arreffted? saround.60 persons whom they did. not in-
form as to why this was done. ?After. three. days- of beastly tor-
ture in the police prison, Djakovic- and P.R.cimotric were. handed
over to-Brkic and Aralica, who mere NCO's of .the Information
Section of the Zagreb gendarme regiment. The latter took them
through Maribor in the direction of the Austrian border, under
the pretext that they were looking for hidden illegal literature.
Be.tOrQ they started the NCO's were given an .order by Lieut.Col.
Radivoje Ristic whereby they were to. stage an escape across the
border and to kill the prisoners at a suitable moment.
On .the -25th April, :: the patrol, together With .the. prisoners,
arrived at Ostri-Vrh around 3 o'clock in. the afterneon,Milan
Drkic ordered the-prisoners ?to.run, desirous of shooting the .
prisoners in the_back so as to :give the impression that they were
escaping when shot. Comrades Djakovic and Hecimovic, badly
manhandled during their stay in prison, refused to do this be-
cause they knew what would happen and therefore turned so as to
face their killers. Chained -togethpr,-they ?faced death. From
a.distance of a few feet,' the gendarmes firod?Straight into
-their chest With small caliber weapons.
The commission which made a post-mortem statement concluded
that both men were subjected to beatings with hard objects on
?the eyes, head, sides and other parts of the body,J.J4ey Also
concluded that they were shot ? in the?chest and'therefbre-could
not have been-?killed-while?escaping as falsely claimed by the
police.
("Borba" - 14th May)-?
WHY PACKAGES ARE LO-ST?
The Editors of "Borba" ot:ten get letters from citizens who
criticise the "incorrect" work of postal employees. The citizens
complain most often that the packages which they send are not
delivered. The question poses itself: how are these packages
lost and is it the fault of the postal employees? There are
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Ministry of Post, one would soon be convinced that the blame for
rot delivering packages should primarily be placed nn the senders.
At the moment, this warehouse has around 2,000 packages which
cannot be delivered because they cannot determine who sent them
or who is to receive 41,m.
All t'-is trouble could be avoided if pc:ople would be more
careful when they pack parcels, seeing that they are clearly
addressed at the same time, and on the other hand, if the postal
employees only accept packages which arc acceptable from that
standpoint.
("Borba" 14th Mqy.))
"PRIMRSKI DNEVNIK" TO CONTINUE FIGHT.
Trieste, 13th May.
In connection with the 5th anniversary of the "Frimorski
Dnevnik", organ of the Osvobodilni Front, the secretary of the
CC CP FTT Branko Babic, wrote an article saying that this paper
is not only the voice of the national desires and rights of
the Slovenes, but is also the voice of the democratic principles
as well as an organiser of the fight against imerialism and
neo-fascism. He said ,that the paper was successfully fighting
to show lp the counter-revolutionary policy of the Cominform
which is represented by the Vidali followers in Trieste. He also
said, that the paper will fight consistantly for the rights of
Slovenes and for the consolidation of fraternity between people,
dius' contributing its part towards progress and socialism in
the world.
A telegram for the Federation of Newsmen of Yur,oslavia sent
in connection with the anniversary states among other things :
"All Yugoslav newsmen are paying great attention to the struggle
with your paper is carrying on against the imperialists aJd Vi-
daliite'traitors. You are defenditg the rights of the FTT
Workers, and represent a large obstaale to the imperialists who
are against socialism as well as to the activities of Vidali,
who represents the point of view of the CP Italy which is negative
to the trueiftereets of the Trieste masses."
("Borba" 7 15th May)
? WARMONGERERS IN BULGARIA.
-in Sofia
Much attention is being paid/to the open warmongering cam-
paign .against the FPHY.i In this connection.a new provocation
was staged recently.
Tanks which were in the May 1st parade romed about Sofia's
main streets on May 4th and 5th. Where ever the tanks stopped,
,people would gather about and asked the soldiers where they
were going. The soldiers would answer ( as would an occasional
"civilian" passerby ) that there were going to the western border
since Yugoslavia "intended to attack Bulgaria in the near future".
This provocation is not accidental, but .organised, as is proved
by the fact that children are told the same by their teachers at
schools who also tell them toEbout a3.,ainst Yugoslavia in the
streets . ?
This is how the Soviet agents are carrying out their peace
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doubtedly favourable- to the-Sbviets since it is easier to control
and exploit a scared Bulgaria. This latest provocation alsohas.
a-task to perform; without a- doubt, necessary seems to call for
diverting the attention of the enslaved Bulgarian people from their
own suffering and troubles.
Propaganda for peace cannot be. made by lies and insinuations
"charged to ourcountry. Such called "peacemakers", who are for
peace verbally and againSt it in practice have already shown them-
selves as preventors of co-operation between peoples, threateners
of others freedom and independence, and provocators. Who,will
believe that they are for peace?
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NOTE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FPRY TO THE
ALBANIAN rIOVERNMENT.
REPLYING to the Note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the People's Republic of Albania, of May 10th of this year,
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the FPRY today delivered
the following Note to the Albanian Legation in Belgrade:
"About the middle of 1948, the Albanian Government
started, to carry out the grossest discriminatory measures
and procedures against the diplomatic and other personnel
of the Legation of the FPRY at Tirana. By a number of
undignified and offending measures by which freedom of
movement, personal freedom and personal safety of the
diplomatic and other representatives of the FPRY have been
limited more and more, there has been created in Albania
an unbearable regime of pressure and terror over the per-
sonnel of the Legation of the FPRY, regime unheard of by
its provocative character and brutality. These measures
of the Albanian Government, which are at odds with all the
international custoMs, qnd which hitherto have been un-
known in relations among civilized countries, were intro-
duced with the Object of not, only intentionally aggravating
still more the relations between the two countries, but
also of obstructing and rendering impossible the work and
functioning of the Yugoslav diplomatic representation, as
well as of rendering impossible the normal life and stay
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of the representatives of the FPRY in Albania.
The Government of the FPRY has, by a number of Notes
and personal calls, protested against these measures and
behaviours, and has demanded that the Albanian Government
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put an. end to this unpermissible and insulting regime of
pressure, discrimination and restriction of work of the
Legation of the FPRY at Tirana.
However, not only hasthe Albanian Government not
done anything to improve this unbearable situation, but
rather has of late, by new, more brutal measures, made
still worse the discriminatory regime against the Yugoslav
representatives;- regime which, in fact, is intended, to
make the stay of the representatives of the FPRY in
Albania a sort of confinement. The peak of these'measures
of the Albanian Government is represented by the new,
drastic restriction of movement, communicated by the -Note .
of the Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, No. ,28340
of May 10, 1950, by which the possibility of movement of
the diplomatic personnel of the Legation Of the FPRY is,
practically, limited to the town. of Tirana, and to the
other personnel - as explicitely stated in the Note - to -
the inner part. ofthe town only.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the FPRY protests
most energetically against these lates, discriminatory
measures introduced,, by the Albanian Government, which are
calculated at rendering. impossible any'work of the Lega-
tion of the FPRY, as well as the. stay of the Yugoslav re-
presentatives in Albania. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the FPRY warns the Albanian Government that all the
consequences of this will be borne fully and exclusively by
the Albanian Government."
(HBorba" - 14th May)
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0 1E WIE` T S I CO S 11F, JECVIL JIB
SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS
This Bulletin contains translations from Yugoslav newspapers and periodicals. It is intended for the use of
the participating missions and not for general distribution. Accuracy of the translations is not guaranteed.
NO. 156
THIS IS AN ENCLOSURE
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BORBA
P.1. 11th PLENUM OF CC YFTU ?(2 cols,)
REPRESENTATIVES OF YUGOSLAV AVIATION FEDERATION VISIT
MARSHAL TITO (i col.)
NEW CRIME OF CZECH GOVERNMENT col.)
MEETING OF THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
CONSULTATION OF FIGHTERS FOR GREATER PRODUCTIVITY IN aAILReAD
TRANSPORTATION (2 cols.)
MARSHAL TITO RECEIVES BRITISH AMBASSADOR
P.2. POLITICAL WORK IN TISIC ORGANIZATIONS OF PF (11 cols,)
RELAY RACE
ASSEMBLY OF MAIN COOPERATIVE FEDERATIONS OF FPRY (Speech by
Mijalko Todorovic -3 cols.)
P.3. TRIESTE: UNSUCCESSFUL PROVOCATION OF VIDALI-ITES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF UNESCO MEETS IN ROME
WASHINGTON: WHITE BOOK AGAINST McCARTHY'S ACCUSATIONS
PARIS: DECREL) IN FRENCH IMPORTS
SHORT FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS
CELEBRATION OF SOVIET VICTORY DAY IN POLAND
LONDON: ZILLIACUS STATEMENT ON YUGOSLAVIA
P.4. LONDON CONFERENCE ENDS (i col.)
ANKARA: OPPOSITION DEMOCRATIC PARTY WINS IN TURKISH ELECTIONS
CULTURAL NEWS (I col.)
SKOPLJE HAS NEW MILK FACTORY
HYDRO-ELECTRIC PLANT AT VUZENICA BEING QUICKLY COMPLETED
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11. GLAS
P.2, CONCLUSION OF SEVENTH PLENUM OF CC AFW SERBIA
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111. REFUBLIKA
P.2. THE INTERNATIONAL STRUGGLE FOR OIL (I col.)
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IV. HAD
P.3. FIRST SERIES OF PLOWS MADE IN AGRICULTURAL MACHINE FACTORIES
IN TUZLA
BIG LUMBER COMBINE BEING CONSTRUCTED NEAR MOJKOVIC
BORBA -- Continud
P.1. WHERE ARE THE UNUSED RESERVES EIDDEN IN CONSTRUCTION WORK OF
SERBIA
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ELEVENTH PLENUM OF THE CC YFTU
After a discussion of the report in which the members of the
Plenum?sharply condemned the stand of the WFTU toward ,our trade
unions, the following decision on leaving the WFTU was unanimously
assed; "The Eleventh Plenum of the CC YFTU on the basis of
-eports and discussions of the stand of the leading organs of
the WVTU toward the YFTU concludes
general territorial conference of the YFTU held on
April 15 and 16 of this year, demanded that the Executive Committee
;of the WFTU annulled the deolsion of the WFTU secretariat con-
cerning the disruption of ties with Comrade Salaj, and decided
to break every tie with the secretariat until this anti-statutory
and anti-democratic decision was rescinded.
"In spite of this recuest of the general territorial con-
ference of the YFTU, the leading organs of the WFTU perpetrated
a new discrimination toward the YFTU end toward the president of
the CC YFTU and member of the Executive Committee of the wFTU,
Comrade Salaj, who ws (D.t invited to themeeting of they Executive
Committee of the WFTtljhid from May 19 - 24 of this year in
Budapest. This discrimination is that much worse since the daily
agenda both of the Executive Bureau WFTU, which meets from May 15 -
1, and the Exeontive Committee of the WFTU contained reports
and discussion concerning the /Trade union situation in Yugoslavia'
and the 'stand of the CO of Yugoslav Trade Unions', while the
representatives of the YrT11 was not invited to either of these
two meetings. This clearly indicates that the leading organs of
the WFTU are in agreement with the disruptive work and have
approved the anti-statutory and anti-democratic actions of the
secretariat and that the stand of the Executive Committee of the
WFTU in connection with the demand which was submitted by the
general territorial conference YFTU is biased.
"These actions prove that, it is sad to state, all the
attempts of the YFTU to prevent the transformation of the WFTU
into an ordinary weapon of the foriegn policy of the USSR and
'a wPapon of the aggressive reactionary plot against the independence
and sovereignty of the FPHY, have remained unsuccessful. Trampling
on the basic principles of the WFTU, the present day leadership of
the 'federation has betrayed the principles of international
proletarian internationalism and in this way failed to meet the
hope ,w ich the international protetariat And the working class of
YugoSlavia placed on this world trade union organization. Today,
before the working movement of the entire world, we are forced to
conclude that the leadership of the 'WFTU does no longer express
the will and Class interest of the international working movement,
but represents a bureaucratic apparatus of the foreign policy of
one state and has therefore become a detriment to the development
of, the international class trade union movement.
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"In concluding that the great goals for which the WFTU was
created have been sacrificed and sold out for the benefit" of the
anti-democratic and hegemonist policy of the 3oviet Union, a
policy which has become the main break in the progress of socialism,
the Blenum concludes that the working class of Yugoslavia cannot
accept the disruptive policies of the present WFTU leadership nor
can it remain in an international organization which is effecting
a hostile policy toward its socialist homeland.
"Deeply convinced that the actions and policies of the leading
WFTU organs are in negation to the statutes, program and spirit of
the WFTU, that they are harmful to the interests of the international
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the Eleventh Plenum of the YFTU CC, in agreement with the decision
of the general Territorial conference, concludes that the YFTU
leave the wFTU.
"Deciding that the YFTU break every tie with the WFTU until
the latter does not basically change its present political stand
point, which has been forced on this organization by the present
bureaucratic leadership, and until the present hostile stand of the
WFTU leadership toward the YFTU and socialist FPRY does not change,
the Eleventh Plenum of the YFTU CC announces that the YFTU will
not join any of the existing international trade union organizations.
The YFTU will continue to fight in harmony with interests of the
international proletariat - to which it has always remained faithful -
and against the using of the international Tra,e Union Movement
in a hegemonist and anti-democratic policy. The YFTU will continue
to work consistently toward international trade union unity on a
basis of full and real eruality of all class trade union movements
in the world.
"The Plenum expresses its firm conviction that the international-
istic conscience of the working class of the whole world will
triumph and return the international class trade union movement
on the road of internal democracy and proletarian internationalism.
In this spirit the Plenum appeals to the workers of he world to
condemn the anti-democratic end disruptive stand of the present
federation leadership toward the YFTU end to place all their efforts
in the international trade union movement for the victory of the
principles of true international solidarity of the working class
on a basis of democracy and eruality as opposed to the tendencies
of transforming the international trade union movement into a weapon
of hegemonist state policies. -- Eleventh Plenum of the YFTU CC."
3orba - Tuesday)
CELEBRATION OF SOVIET VICTORY DAY IN POLAND
Poland is one of the countries who suffered the greatest casualties
in the Second World War. Six million Poles gave ?their life because
of their patriotic and anti-fascist stand. Tho capital of Poland,
Warsaw, was turned into a tremendous mass of rubble. And in spite
of this the official news agency of Poland (PAP) does not mention
a single word of the sacrifices and suffering of the Polish people
in the Second World in its report of May 19 on the celebration
in Warsaw. That report states: "On the day of the Fifth Anniversary
of the victory of the Soviet Army over the Hitler horde, thousands
of Warsaw inhabitants participated in the celehration honoring the
Soviet soldiers who fell in the fight for the libration of Poland.
The Warsaw inhabitants have in this way expressed their live memory
or the Soviet horos who gave ?their lives for the freedom of Poland."
There is not a word mentioning the fart that May 9 is a holiday of
the Polish people and that May 9 marks the victory of those ideals
for which tremendous suffering and sacrifices were given by the
Polish people.
In the speech of Joseph Cirankijevic, president of the Polish
Government, the Iolish sacrifices were also completely ignored. In
the beginning of his speech, the president reminds that May 9, 1945
Was the day when "the glorious Soviet Army comended by its masterful
leader, completed its great liberation march. That march went
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throUgh our lines where great Quantities of Soviet soldier.blood
was spilt. To that blood we owe a great historical change, the
possibility to go on the road_ te.socialism." Then, giving
recOgnition to the "herbs of tho Soviet Army" he stressed the fact
that "their heroic death opened the way to Polish liberty". He
spoke ii superlatives on this theme throughout his speech and in
one place mentioned the "graves of Polish soldiers", and immediately
after that, perhaps in order to justify the daringness of this
remark, he continued, saying that "the graves of Soviet heros will
tell farsaw and the Polish nntions of the great struggle for free-
dom and peace of nations, of the heroic deeds'of.the Soviet Nation
which fought against the imperialistic enemy", etc.
No one has the intention of denyirg the important role gf,the
Soviet Army in 1P-)eratin Poland. But why do the report of?"PAR"
and the speech of the president completely ignore the sacrifices of
the Polishl people? Was not enough polish blood spilled for freedom
and peace? Tho answer is clear. Speaking of Polish patriotic blood
and of the struggle of the Polish people means - according to
Soviet conceptions.- to he in "the paws of bourg.,cis nationalism."
(Borba-Tuesday)
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MARSHAL TITO RECEIVES DRITISH AMBASSDOR
Josip Broz-Tito, Marshal of Yugoslavia and Premier
of the Federal Government, received yesterday at 1100 a.m.
Mr. Charles Peake, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipoten-
tiary of Bret Britain to Yugoslavia, who has returned from
England after a longer leave.
Srdjan Prica, Assistant Forcign Minister, was present
during the reception, (Tanjug)
(Dor aL May 16, 1950)
SITTING HELD BY COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE PEOPLE'S
ASSEMBra--
The Committee ? for Foreign Affairs of the. People's
Assembly convened a sitting for Tuesday, May 16th. at 5:00 p.m.
in the Hall of the Council of Nationalities. The following
questions are on the agenda:
1) Proposal for preparing,the rules f procedure
of theCommittee:
2) studying of porposal made for ratification of
Trade Agreements with Mexico, Paraguay and Urugay;
3) Edvard Kardelj, Foreign Minister will give answers
to questions relating to foreign affairs of FPRY,
which will be asked by members of the Committee and
discussion in connection with the same.
The Committee's sitting will be public.
(Borba May 16, 1950)
THE LONDON CONFERENCE HAS ENDED
- The Conference held by Ministers of Foreign Affairs,
of the three Western Forces has ended its, work. According- to the
bulletin issued in London, after the end of the last sitting,
it. is known that the Ministers have 'agreed - during the course
of the sitting - on the Drincipleline of their policy in all.
parts of the world'.
Among other questions, the poliey towardsGermany and
questims relating to Peace Agreement with Austria, were also
discussed during theConference. The situation in Southeastern
Asia was also di.scussed, and in connection with this the
Ministers have agreed - as it is being mention,_.d in the bulletin -
'to admit the serious character of the situation and to exchangd
opinions on measures which their governments will undertake in order
to be in compliance with the obligations due to the countries of
this part of the world'. It is also reported that an agreement
has been reached in connection with the principle line of policy
of the three Western Forces ...in Africa.
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Beside this bulletin the text of a declaration on
'European.emigration'.was published.
As a special conclusion the conference passed a decla-
ration.on the policy of Western-Forces towards Germany,. It is
emphasized in it among other things,- that the 'allies have
decided to persevere in bringing. to .conclusion the aims
set ly the Washington agreement concluded in Aprill 1949,
according .to 'Which, Germany wilt have to be returned gradua-
lly .to the community of European nations. -After this si-
tuation has been created, Germany will be' free of control, .
to which she is still subjected?and will acquire the maximum
form of -.sovereignty which will be in conformity with the ?
principles pf:the ocuupatienal regime'.
It is further being mentioned in the declaration
that the. three iftreign Ministers:have reached agreement,
according tovhich a group of- functionaries will meet,having
the task to study the occupational statute. and to conclude -
the preliminary work on its revision. Beside this 'proposals
will 'be made for the elimination of most?sinificant practical
difficulties, which have proceeded from the war ,conse,Liuences
in thecountries- in qUestion, butieaving nevertheless supreme-
puthority Over Germany in the hands of allied forces, owing
to the especially difficult international situation.
Comments on. the Conference: .
The results of the London Conference.are being-
extensiVely commented upon in the Western world. It. is
emphasized in the report- fiven by the Reuter Agency that
'thedignesis of the foreign'ministers.on relations between
the western world and the.-world under Soviet domination-, will
very likelycause.further stagnation in ?conneetiOn with the
question of ?China in the United Nations'. According to
reports of the .same agency, the. dimplomatic circles
in London, consider that the statement made by the Fgrein:
Minister's that the Soviet Union is Considered. 'the only
military and aggressive rower.in-the world, represents the
'strongest attack against the Soviet GovernMent which the
three forces have made until the present',
The Tittles diplomatic__ correspondent writes among other
things that the western forces have taken the stand in connection
with the question of Peace Treaty with Austria, which illustrates
that no more c nodoessions will he made to the Soviet Union
without certain guarantees that the Peace Treaty will be actually
concluded.
4. The re-oresentative of the British Foreign Office,
pointeffueSpecialiy to the part of the.declaration in which it is
said, that the western forces are stillagainst any kind of
separate peace with Germany and that their final aim is the
'establishment of a united Germany by peaceful means'.
AccorOin{ to Reuter's reports, the idiplomatic and
political circles in Paris and Home consider the declaration on
Germany as an 'especially important decision',
(BorbLj. May 16, 1950)
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OUR AUTONOMOUS UNITS
There are two autonomous units in our state: the
Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and Autonomous Region of
Kosovo-Metohija - both included in the People's Republic of. -
Serbia.. - Their position.is determined by the Constitution of
the FPRY? by. the Constitution of the PR of Serbia and Statutes
of these units.
-While establishing the ?basic principles of the building
of our new state, i the peoples of Yugoslavia decided already du-
ring the National Liberation war and during the People's.Revolu-
tion and specifically at the Second session of the AVN0J, that
new Yugoslavia should be built upon the 'federative principle,
which is toguarantee full eqaulity to Serbs, Croats, Slovenes,
Macedonians and Montenegrins, that is, to the peoples of Serbia,
Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina'
and that the 'national minorities in Yugoslavia will be ensured
their national rights'.
The very gact that a new, trully democratic state has
been formed in the people's -Revolution, in whiCh- the. people -
represented by its representative organs, the people's committees -
has taken all the authority into its hand, as well aS the building
of the social-economic status upon a socialist basis, was a suffi-
cient guarantee for the ensurance of rights, full .equality
for unhindered cultural and economic development of national
minorities. However, two wastprovinces: Vojvodina and the
Kosovo-Metohija Region, represented according to the.natiohality
formation of its inhabitants and their cultural degree and
economic development, a special problem in the buildlng ?
of democracy in our country. Therefore it was necessary, to
create organizational conditions not only for a thindered-
economic-and cultural development of the national minorities.
of those provinces, but also conditions for-the strengthening
and development of people's democracy under specific local.
circumtances, handled under the management of agencies of the
authority, whose representatives arc acquainted with. the. ways
of living and the. .psychology of the people' in those provinces.'
It was necessary to create conditions fer further eConomiC and
cultural building of the already developed Vojvodina, and to
extend speedy and efficacious help to the peoples Of Kosovo-
Metohija region, so as to get rid as soon as possible Of their
Century old backwardness.
This question could be solved in. our new, people's
state - and in fact it was solved already_ during the people'a
Revolution and in the first days of peaceful reconstruction -
through the faithful application of Lenin's. principles on terri-
torial autonomies. The system of territorial autonomies is such,
that it protects and ehsures the right's of national minorities
in which they live in groups and in larger Compact formation
upon a:certain territory, enjoying equality and equal rights with
other national- minorities of that territory, in the political,
economic and cultural sense.. These rights are realized by the
national minorities, through the central state authorities, which
are also organs of their autonomorAes and in which the national
minorities are participating according to the principle of
proportionate number of representatives. The .territorial
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autonomy tlX)-es net separate the inhaatants according to nationa-
lities, but pulling down the national barriers and
opening (siC):,the path for bIass difference, is thus accelera-
ting the union of working masses ofi'varius nationalities, and
is enabling, urther development of people's autonomous manage-
ment, extending at the same time the widest pbssibilities for
complete development of rf2d1ct1onal forces and the best posSi-
ble use of natural riches of the region.
Such a tyTe of autonomy has been set forth already during
the People's Revolution for Vojvbdina and the Region of Kosovo-
Metohija-. The highest organs of state authority in Vojvodina and
Kosovo-Metohija - the General National Liberation Committee of
Vojvodina and the National Liberation Committee for Kosovo-
Metohija 7 were at that:time under the direct management Of
the federci supreme agencies of state authority the AVNOJ and
the National Committee, Vojvodina and the Kosovo-Metehija
Region were included in the formation of the PR of. Serbia 7
where they belong according to their national,- historical and
geographicaL,principle only after the war, when the stabiliza-
tion of our new state began The peoples of Vojvodina and
Kosovo-Metohija regions did not:loose anything by this), in
their acquiri:Jd rights, but on the contrary these rights were
legally enforced.
The principle of territorial autonomy was fully confirmed
already by the first legal acts of the PR of Serbia on regulating
the position of Vojvodina and Kosovo-Metohija regions, these
laws are: the Law on Establishing and Organizing the Autonomous
Province of Vojvodina passed on September, 1945, the Law on
Organizing and Establishing the Kosovo-Metohija Region., passed
on September. 3, 1945. 'This principle was confirmed a little
later by the Constitution of FPRY and the Constitution Of the,
PR of Serbia, and was faithfully stipulated in the Statutes
of the.autonomouS units passed during the Second Session of the
People's Assembly of the AP of Vojvodina, and during the '
Second.. Session of the Regional People's Committee of the
Kosovo.-Metohija region. Those Statutes were confirmed without
amendments, by the People's ASsembIy, of the PR of Serbia during
its Fourth regular session in October, 1948,
According to the Constitution of FPRY, Constitution of
the PR of Serbia and its Statutes, the Autonomous Province of
Vojvodina and the.Autonomous Region of Kosovo-Metohija are
administrative-territorial units in the formation of the People's
Republic of Serbia, with autonomous rights apart. They realize
their rights through the highest:orgnS of state authority on the
territory Of the Province,i,e. Region - The People's Assembly
of the AP of :Vojvodina and the Regional People's Committee of
the Autonomous Region of Kosovo-Metohija - and thragh the
local -organs of state authority, which are at the same time the
organs.of the autonomy. The highest organs of state authority
and 'state administration of tho autonomous units, comprise in
themselVesthe .entire competence of ledere.1, republican and,,
autonomouS:fiold of work, and fulfill :thceee,tthEr' directly or
through the local at to org,atS,-.Which are under their management.
The .federal and republican organs fulfill their tasks on the
territory of the autonomies only through the highest State autho-
rity organs and throu- the administrtion of autonomous units.
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Such consistent application of principle of the authority's
unity, guarantees to the highest degree an unhindered func-
tioning of the autonomies' affairs, because the people of the
Province, i.e. of the Region -*rough their representative
organs of state authority, who are elected .according to
demsTatic principles of jur electoral system, are deciding
upon .use of autonomous rights and fulfillment of tasks of
general and republican importance.
The autonomous units are managing - through their
highest organs of - state authority, " their economic
and cultural building, are passing their budgets and ecohOMic
plans, are managing with the economic enterprises and institu-
tions of provincial and regional competence, are supervising
the work of elementaty an( secondary schools, protecting the
people's health, social welfare, etc. striving to keeo to the.
principles of equal rights of all nationalities.
, The peoples of autonomous units have the right to
vote directly and indirectly their representatives - people's
deputies for the Council of i4ationalities of the People's
Assembly of FPRY, which in the federative system of our social
order, is only acknowledged-to the peoples of people's re-
publics.
As a sign of the stability of-the rights of autonomous
units, it is important to know that they are established by the
Constitution of the FPny, ConstitUtion Of TR of Serbia and
Statutes of Autonomous Units. Therefore any change in these
rights would in fact mean a change in the mentioned basic laws
of OUT state organization.
Such a democratic organization in realizing the rights
of national minorities has shown its full value and has given
precious results in practice. The daily feats of the working
people of the autonomous units in the front of socialist building,
are wipping out for ever the old traces of national unequality,
quarreling and unbearableness.
As it has already been mentioned, all nationalities
from their territories, participate according to a proportionate
number, in the work of the agencies of state authority on the
territory of autonomous units.
Likewise, localcadres are employed primarily in
all state agencies.ThdrWsaficient number of local trained
'cadres, such as physicians', engineers) aeronoms, veterinaries
end other experts - ir thP: trritory .f the Autonomous Region of
Kosovo-Metohija is solved by means of help extended by the
federal and republican agencies. 'Howev_r, the need of such
help is fallin7 of more an,-_ mere by the speedy and systematic
building of local cadres. A numU?r of professional courses and
schools are working continously in the r(gion of Kosovo-Metohija,
and are trainingtheirown cadres. In 1945 there were in this
region only 278 elementary schodawith 12,497 pu-)ils who were
taught in the Sheipetr In the school year 1947-1948
there were 774 classes of elemelery echools with 62,527 pupils,
while at present there er nly .nri'petar 446 elementery schools
with 68,263 pupils. In 1945 the Kosovo-Metonija region had only
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six higher .and lower gimnasiums, while today' there are 61
of which 24 are Shqipetar with 3,832 pupils. Today the Kosovo- .
Metohija reJi.ion has two n'crmal schools, four secondary
vocational schools, etc. The 'following data illustrates the
development of'cultural life in the Region: On the territory
of Kosovo-Metohija there aro at present 351 libraries and
reading-rooms, 45 pale's universities, 17 cultural centers,,
one permanent theater, 16 folklore groups, 13 choirs, 9 orche8-
tras and one museum. All these institutions were organized
! 1945,
The principle of proportionate participation of all,
nationalities in all degrees of authority agenCies, is also
consistently applied in the Autonomous Province -of yojVedina,
where the national format on of thu population is more com-
licsted then in the KosOvo-Metohija Region.
The progress which the national minorities have
realized in the new, socialist Os via, is undoubtedly
a proof of thG fundamental change in their position. Their
rights whicharc' ',-uaranteed by the Constituion of FPRY,
the Constitut:.on of the Ph of Serbia and their own Sttutes,
have become under the leadership of our Party and People's .
Authority a livin- reality. This fact, which is a normal
apoearance in our democIttic system, should be especially
emphasized upon tock-,/, wheLthe Oominform countries are
trampling so brutally ui'yJn the most elementary rights of our
minorities, arG arresting and doprivini- " of mandates,
their representatives in thr supreme organs of the authority,
forbidding the use of maternal language and similar other ,
things; this is boAng done by thG leaders of those very
countries,who are enjOYing all' the rights 'which ad'e other .
irhabitants are enjoying in our?;Spcialistdatherl.afia:;t; This
gritiahrtapegof of the consistent and scrupulous attitude of our
leadership in struggle for equal right relations monr; nations
and states.
. (Borbaj. May 14.,. 1950)
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CO-OPERATIV7, UNION COFFEgENCE
The first regular Assembly of the chief Co-operative ILIion Of
Yugoslavia yesterday started its. work in Kolarcevo Hall, Belgrade.
Besides delegates from all over the country the following attended
the Assembly: Vice-Chairmen of the Presidium, Marko Vujicic and
Josip Rus, Chairman of the Council. for Agriculture andl'orestry FPRY
Mijalko Todorovic, Major-General Mile Ki1D3arda representing the
Yugoslav Army andLazar Flavshic representing the Central Committee
of the Federation. of Yugoslav Trade Unions and representatives of
the-mass organisations and other guests.
The. Assembly was opened by the President of the Union-Dobrosav
Tomashevic. He greeted the delegates and said that co-operatiVes
throughout the country would at this Assembly give new undertakings
tc) fulfill all their tasks.
After a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, etc., had been chosen for the
meeting and an agenda pronosed which was unanimously accepted
Mijalco Todorovic spoke, saying amongst other .things:
"The first. Assembly of the Co-operative Union of the FPRY was
held during the reriod of the completion Of the revival of our country
-rom war destruction and of great preparations and mobilisation for
the first five year plan. This Assembly is being held while the
majestic battles which millions of our workers in town and village
are fighting for the completion of the plan are in full swing.
In the period that has rassed in ten with other great changes there
have been tremendous transformations in the villages and peasant
co-operatives have developed strongly.
.'As is known our narty and government had immediately after the
war to start on ?the re-organisation of Peasant co-operatives in the
spirit of their- new position and new revolutionary task and role
which corresponded to:the development of our people.'s revolution in
general and was. in, the interests of the peasantry at that period.
"That was a very patient untiring struggle in re-education, by
the members of the people's authorities, by the party and by the
progressive peasants. It was consistent with the true. Marxist line
of our party. In nutting tdis line into practice we enabled the
working peasant through general co-operatives greatly to improve his
economic position, raise production and strengthen the economic basis
of the union of worker and peasant. At the Same time, with the
influence of the first peasant working co-oremtives and state hold-
ings it was realised for the first time that in the development of
co-oreratives it was necessary to go further, that the only way
finally to liquidate the centuries old backwardness of the villages
was thesetting up of peasant working co-oreratives. That was the
main factor, side by side with the whole of our socialist building,
which created conditions for quicker and more massive establishment
of Peasant co-operatives, for bolder and more direct passage in the
building itmelf of socialism in the village. This is the reason
why the CC at their second plenum last year decided that the setting
up of reasaYlViebWperatives should be developed more quickly, naturally
entirely on the ypluntary principle.
"But I must emphasise that that decision did not mean passing
over to some,new state in which the importance of general co-opera-
tives ceased.. Un the contrary, all the greater results were
achieved through the general co-operatives, both in raising agri-
cultural Production on individual holdings, in increasing the exchange
of goods between the town and village and in pre'earing for working
co-operatives. These results clearly show how the general co-.Onetive'
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"Pirst because the predominant part of agricultural 'production
and trade surplus is still Obtained-- from individual holdings,. For
this reason the poSition.Of-the independent peasant and the question
,of?preduction-in the.private sector must continue to be the concern
of the people's authorities and the party. . Without an economic
organisation of independent peasants) sucheae.the general co-operative)
it_is-not possible. more: seriously and inan.organised way to influence
.the raising of agricultural productionin theePrivate sector. What
is-mora,.under present conditions of mass establishment of working
- coratives,?When-there is a prospect of most- of the peasants.enter-
..ing those codperatives, the general ca-operative gets a still more
importaht role as regards help to the private- peasants in raising
agricultural production: by means of the use in tilling the ground
eofeco-operatively.pwned. implements, the organisation of workshops
for making_and repairing tools, of fruit and vine nurseries, studs,
provision of seed, the means for the protection of plants,. etc,
"Secondly we have many general co-operatives which have widely
developed various other .economic activities; Which indirectly or
:directly assist in prometing agriculture or ensure?the satisfaction
of various needs to all neasants. That task continues to be one
for general co-oneratiVes,..and not only in villages where there are
not working co-operntives but also where the, latter exist, especially
where neither they nor the local authorities can successfullydevelop'
the various branches of local industry.
"Thirdly, as regards purchase and sale, activity it Must be very
sharply emphasised that this work has seriously been neglected in
.the lazt year in the majority of cases, although these co-operatives
carry out the greatest part of the exchange of goods between the.
village and the town, initiative is falling as regards the purchase
and sale of various kinds of products other than those in the state
plan. There_ is not sufficient care, effort and help for rational
-and cultured ?trade, Losses in co-operative trading have become a
frequent occurrence.
"Fourthly, the underestimation of general co-operatives has had
the result that the county co-operative unions have also been
neglected. In general, as concerns county unions, we have today
two opposite harmful tendencies: either there is a tendency towards
reviving and developing business unions of the old type, whose only
task is the development of owner trading and industrial--artisan
undertakings or there is a tendency towards complete liquidation of
county unions. The people responsible for the first tendency are
the varioUs pre-war co-operative officials, who in no way are able
or Willing to understand the new character of the co-operative move-
ment. Those responsible for the secoud tendency are those, comrades
who are completely neglecting the private-sector of agriculture and
the general coHonerative and who consider that the time has come to
set up,in a rush everywhere peasant working co-operatives. In both
cases they are completely under-estimating .and neglecting the ?general
collective.
. "The county union is the higher co-operative leadership whose
basic task is to work to develop agricultural co-operatives, to offer
help and to oversee and revise the work of those co-operatives,
to work to raise the socialist consciouness of co-operators.
"The greet results which we have so far achieved in, setting up
peasant working co-operatives is known to all. I will 'not here give
statistical details because they:are. already known and will .be
included in the report of the Executive Committee. I will only
mention that at the end of 1.948 there were only 2.7% of village house-
holds within the working collectives and that at the end of April' this
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"The.socialist sector in agriculture is aiready,today so
strong as regards its production Possibilities that it represents a
very important factor for the further quicker raising of total agri-
cultural Production in our country and thereby already is now beginn-
ing to settle the prdblem of the lagging of the teMpo of development
of agriculture behind that of industry. With regard to that fact
all the peasant working collectives have as their first and most
important taSk the quickest possible raising of agricultural pro-
duction towards their awn further economic strengthening, towards
creating a greater quantity of tradeable surplus for the state and
thereby also raising the standard of living of co-operators them-
selves. The completion of this basic task pervades all organi-
sational, economic, political and other questions as:
11- The continuous perfection of organisation 'and management of
the co-operatives;
The develoment of socialist ownership in the co-operative,
starting with the care Dn'i husbanding of co-operative '...ossessions
and extending to Planned preluction, capital building and special
socialist organisation of work, setting of norms, the reporting of
results, ? etc;
It- The continuous perfecting of the organisation of work anc1-1
the introduction of various scientific methods into Production in
the tilling of the soil..n71 raising of cattle - all with the object
of continuously raising the productivity of the work;
IT- The correct reward of co-operators according to their working
day-;
?- The wide develoPment.of socialist comoetition between Co-opera-
tives and within each co-oPerntive, as organised by thePF on the
proposal of the Chief Co-eperative Union
"It is known that in the course of last year in many cases
these and many other questions were neglected. The CC CPY has
taken cognisance of that weakness :in their decisions at the third
plenum.
"As regards the. economic strengthening of co-operatives and
the raising of co-operative production as a :whole the weakest part
is stockbreeding. On 100 hectares ef till3 land in co-Operatives
in Yugoslavia an average. of 14.7 cattle, 62 sheep or 55.7 pigs are
kept, and it is necessary to have an average of at .least 36 head
of cattle, -81 sheep,: 35 pigs. In this connection the situation. is
especially pear on the Vojvodina and Slavonija. In the Vojvodina
for instance on 100 hectares of co-operative land there are only.
5.3. head of cattle, 18.3 sheep and 22.7 pigs There is no doubt that
in this siautaien of stockbreeding the working collectives cannot
greatIvincrease either the agricultural or the general production.
For. tfiis reason the question of' raising co-operative stockbreeding
has been. decisive for all co-o-eratives during, the present period.
"Another conclusion which mills drawn from the present day
extent of the secialist sector account of its land and other
capacities it must already this year undertake a significant part
of the obligations as regards feeding the town population, especially
with grain, fat pi s and the like.
"The first conclusion is that the question of extending the
- socialist sector; that is of outting working Co-operatives on 8-MaSS
basis and of founding new ones, in certain cases above all depends on
economic, morale-political and ether factors in the existing working
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eyes of millions of Private Peasants. On their organisation, and
their successes) on their internal unity and rsults in production
today to a large extent depend whether the private peasants will
enter the working co-orerative quickly or
basic points the CC had in mind when at the third plenum
it set all forces to work on economic and organisatiordstrenthening .
of existing working co-operatives and agricultulnal, holdings, on,the
raising of their rreduction and the lowering of their costs : especially
to fight for the raising of the livestock total and the pasture in
working cooperatives.
"Everyone knows the reality and importance of the struggle which
the whole of our -,eoPle and party is waging today against the comin-
form. -,So I will not say much on that today. But you also know
that any, kind of difficulty or harm which the cominform government
? under the Russians do to Us still further consolidates the unity in
the ranks of our workers and still further strengthens our resolution
? to build withour own strength and without any kind of help a happier
future for our On the example of the working class, the
whole of our working :fleasantry must still further increase its
efforts in agricultural production and fulfill its obligations to
the state -so that ,a.griculture shall be a, powerful instrument in
fulfilling the five Year plan. .:That sPirit must permeate every-
.co,,Qperative and :especially workin Co-operative in its, daily 'work
incarryingout its tasks in production,"
The speech was greeted, with much aPplause. The Assembly then
greeted Major-General flUe Kilibarda, tila.4"ter the Chairman of the
QC Trade Union Federation Lazar Piavshic-,and 3t,0,jan
representative of the ythladine. This-completed the honours and
in the further work :of the. Assembly Mihail() Vuckovic, Secretary of
AL:neJjnion presented the r-,Port of the 'Secretary of the, Committee
'which was followed .1)Y a discussion.
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CRIME. OF THE CZECHOSLOVJC GOVE'M-MENT.
Prague 15th. Pay
- The case of Dimitrije Dimitrijevic , who has tT.agically
ended up in the Erandis nad fabom prison , is one of a number of
dastardly actions and methods of the Czachodavk authorities
on our citizens in their coUntry. since the ? announcement , and
especially just rcently, the Czechos1o7rak authorities ha-e sub-
jected our citizens to a regime of abuse end terror which cannot
be compared with any relations amongst civilised countries.
YugoSlav citizens undergo 7:lass imprisonment, er.d. the procedure
against them violates the most elementary human rights and the
most basic respect of humanity. The only crime of these men
isthat they are Yugoslav citizens who refuse to be subdued by
pressure and to renounce their country. As far as we ban deduce,
several dozen Yugoslav citizens have alreaay been arrested,- amongst
them members of the diplomatic corps and official representatives
of the FFRY.
This conduct of the Czechoslovak authorities is unprecedent-
ed. The authorities do not allow any contact or correspondence
between the prisoners and their friends and 'relations. Furthermore,
they refuse to say where they are and how they are living. The
Czechoslovak authorities remain deaf to the rights of the Yugoslav
Embassy in Prague to be informed about their arrested citizens.
The police try to cover up the,traces of the prisoners ittitapting
to prbVent the ?public finding out anything about the Yugoslav
ci-
tizens and how they are being treated. The most extreme measures
are being taken to conceal from the public the methods used against
the. detained Yugoslavs,in order to make them betray their socialist
country. And so it was ,that only after several months, it came
to be known what had happened to Josip Plese.
Josip Plese, a 60 year old Yugoslav citizen was arrested.
in January this year with his wife and a large group of Yugoslav
citizens living in Podmoklom, Usta nad Labom, Litomerzica, Karlovi
Van i and surrounding districts. No one could find out'what had
happened to them. One evening in January,about 10 o'clock, the
police at Usta nad Labom humidly blocked all the entrances to
the police building. A few minutes before that the body of a man
fell out of the window on the 5th floor of the-police building
and dropped onto the town square. The police roughly turned away
all the passers by,who had gathered to look at the laocratad
body and they could see by the police blockade and the confusion
in the police building that something sinister was going on. While
the. police were driving away the witnes.ses from the square the
fuPrds were leading out the Yugoslav prisoners and taking them off
in an unknown direction, During this time the body'was still lying
in the square. The man had been "questionedTthat evening on the
5th floor of the police building. The body bore obvious signs of
torture. When the doctor came to certify that the man was dead,,
he did in fact state that he had severe physical injuries, for
instance, that almost all his teeth have been knocked out, two
gold teeth stuck out in the front. The police official asked
the doctor. to pull these out too, but the doctor refused. Although
they knew very well what was going on, the citizens were unable
to make out who the body was. Later it was stated that the man
had "fallen" from the 5th floor of the police building and that
he was Josip Flese,a Yugoslav citizen. Later it was established
that the other Yugoslav citizens had been moved from that prison
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to other prisons in small groups, go that no one would detect that
Plese was not amongst them. Besides that the police blocked off
'the square so that no one would be able to recognise the body.
The details of this crime are still unknown. One can merely
guess how Plese met his end. The case of Plese is not an isolated
Case. It was soon learned that his wife had had to be taken to
hospital, it was also learned that Marko Pejkovic, who was in the
same prison as Piece, had been driven mad by torture and was now
in a lunatic asylum. Much tit same happened to Vuko Filip, who
was taken off to hospital in a very had condition. There are still
many Yuoslav citizens of whom no news at all has been received,
and one can rarely guess tihat has happened to them. '
("Borba" - 16th May, 1950)
THE WHITE PAPER AGAINST MC CARTHY'S CHARGES.
Washington; 15th May.
The American State Department yesterday published a White
Paper denying the accusation3of Senator Mc Carthy, whoc . said that
the State Department was swarming with Communists. The United
Press announces that the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs Edward Barrett handed this document to the press. The
document analyses Mc Carthy's speech of the 20th April and refutes
his statements point by point.
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("Borba" - 16th May, 1950)
ZILLIACUS'S ANNOUNCEMENT IN"REYNOLDS NEWS".
London, 15th May .
"For the first time for. 30 years, a great Communist Party ,
is applying the social analysis of Marxism-Leninism and the ex-
perience of the October Revolution in its. own Nay in building up
socialism in its own country and in conducting foreign po1icy"1
writes the well-known British politician and public worker Konni
Zilliacus man article on Yugoslavia in "Reynolds News". The
article goes on to say "the Yugoslav Government and people rely
on their own power and resolution because they were forced to
do- scei in order to defend their right to direct _their ow p country
in their on way." Emphasising that Yugodavia had been able to
remain free both from the Cominform blockade and Military and
political obligations to. the West, Zilliacus expressed confidence
that the leadership. of Yugoslavia wonld be able to maintain the
independence of its country in the present conditions of inter-
national antagonism. . Zilliacus then said that Yugoslavia - ?
had managed to resist. the Cominform Commercial blockade and was
now expanding her trade with the West.
:Be went on to say that the Yugoslav citizens had avoided the
danger of economic loss which had happened in the Soviet Union,
because of the compulsory cellectivisatien of agriculture. The
Yugoslays have achieved extraordinarily- good results in winning
over the peasantry to the idea of co-operatives and to transform
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co-operative farming from a lower to a' .her type, in which
collective property is dominant.
Zilliacus, speaking about science and art in YugoShvia said
that there was no attempt to impose the party line on societies
of writers, actors, artists and scientist:3 but to allow the free
expression of their thoughts, as if they were masters in their own
house. At the end of his article he said that the Yugoslav lead-
ership "with the full support of public opinion was going further
and further in the direction of r)vson and humanism", and that
they really belicv.d that "democracy and freedom must be an integral
part of the socialist society which is being built up."
("F:orba" - 16 May 1950)
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acnirwr trat.A_ws.iii,AArIoN- sEktv-ICE
SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS
This Bulletin contains translations from Yugoslav newspapers and periodicals. It is intended for the use of
the participating missions and not for general distribution. Accuracy of the translations is not guaranteed.
NO. 157
May 17, 1050.
HEADLINES
BORBA
P.1. KPiDELJ ANSEHS QUESTIONS OF DEPUTIES IN PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (101 cols.)
SEVENTH REGULAR SESSION CF CROATIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
PRAGUE: CZECHS CONTINUE TO REFUSE EXIT VISA TO TANJUG
CORRESPONDENT
MARSHAL TITO RECEIVES GROUP OF GRAMMAR SCHOOL STUDENTS
MONTENEGRIN BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO TITO
P.2. CULTURE LIFE (I col.)
CENTRAL COOPERATIVE FEDERATION ASSEMBLY FrRY COMPLETES WORK
* (I col.)
PRICK FACTORY AT RIJFK
NEW YORK: YUGOSLAV AMBASSADOR ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
P.3, PARIS: ovEa 1000 YOUTHS SIGN UP FOR WORK IN YUGOSLAVIA
MOSCOW:LITERARY AWARD TAKEN BACK
COMMENTARY OF FOREIGN PRESS ON SHUMAN SUGGESTION
PARIS: OTEN LETTER OF SUSPENDED FRENCH SOCIALISTS
PEKING: TUNGSHAN LIBERATED
MONTEVIDEO: YUGOSLAV DELEGAT3CN ASKS THAT THE CHINESE QUESTION
BE BUT ON THE AGENDA
TEL AVIV: ISRAEL CONFEDERATION OF LABOR QUITS WFTU
LONDON: CONFERENCE CF ATLANTIC FACT MEMBE1ZS BEGINS
ANKARA: TURKISH ELECTIONS
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SHORT FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS
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BERN: INTERNATIONAL FILM CONFERENCE BEGINS
P.4, HOW MY LOCOMOTIVE PULLED A 2,600 TON TRAIN (I col.)
IN A YEARS TIME THE PEOPLE'S TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION OF
B&H TRIPLES MEMBERSHIP (i
FOLITIKA -- II.
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P.4, CZECH DELEGATE IN UN RESIGNS
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F.3. SECONDARY MEDICAL CADRE SCHOOLS
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7 3
THE EQUALITY OF RIGHTS OF PEOI'LES AND THE 3TbC/GLE FOR PEACE
(by Vladimir Pepovic)
The experience of history has shown, especially in the twentieth
century.that the fundamental cause of the breaking of international
peace and security, the cause of aggressive wars of conquest, is
indivisibly bound up With the non-observance of the principle of
equality and rights of peoples.
The system of spheres of influence turns small peoples .(often .
possibly- more advanced than the great ones) into bargaining counters :
Of., the great' powers- The system of colonies is an. expression of
the failure to recognise the rights,- to independence and free develop-
ment of those nations who at this juncture of history have been
caught pt a..lower level of development,on?the part "of developed
peoples ,,nd the utilisation of-the weakness 'and backwardness of .
these people to the ends of their exploiters.? .Cn the same basis -
are set up protectorates, capitulations, colonies, interventions,
as a number of other forms of more or less camouflaged unequal
relatiens. Such legal institutions are only the expression of the
policy of power, theT:haVe a negative effect also for the peoples
of those-States, who .are making use of them. The appetite of the
users' of such institutions led to the first and second wor%d war,
The leaders of the great states blinded apparently by the easy
possibility of exploitation of backward peoples and trade in the
fate of small .peoples, sacrifice in. the course of two world wars
decades of human work and the achievements of human civilisation
and thereby in a bloody manner documentedthe fact that the question
ofrelations.of developed peoples towards -Undeveloped peoples and. ?
great states towards small -ories cannot remain the question of the one
or two countries' who are in the question.
. The action of the great powers which immediately preceded the
first and second world warsaphioalaySpeak?,of lack of respect for
.equality, of rights of states.; Austria-Hungary certainly could not
be considered as justified in demanding from another great power that
she let Austrian pollee. carry outsearches on her territory as she
.demended:by ultimdtum from little ? Serbia; the Munich parties.con-
sidered themselves eMpeWered to'diVide Czechoslovakia without' regard
to her government and her popUlatien. .There is no need to Speak'
'about the action of Hitler.
z
? All this clearly shows that the question of equal rights of
peoples, regardless of whether it is a tatter of colonial or non-
colonial peoples, is the central question in the struggle for
securing peace end for security in the work. Therefore the pro-
clamation of equal. rights and. the rights to self-determination of
all peoples in the Charter of UNO is logically, bound with the
objects of the United Nations: to keep international peace and:
Security. That principle giveS progressive and truly democratic
content to the idea of sovereignty, and contains also the recog-
nition of the principle of nationality, recognition of peoples (not
Merely states) as the subject of international law. That is a great
advance over the peace conference after the first world war where.the
pr:inciple of nationality was treated not .as a.legal institution, but
as' an ordinary political factor.
The great advance of progressive throught in the direction of
recognition of equality of.rights of peoples demonstrates the fact
that the great imperialist colonial rowers were no longer able. in
this way to prevent the .codification of the principle of the right
Of peoples to self-determination.
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Having recognised the right of each people to self-determination,
the charter recognised the right'of each people to set up its own
sovereign national state. With the principle of sovereign equality
there is _indissolubly bound up the principle of non-intervention
which was also -oonfirtedoin the charter of UNC.
There is then no doubt that the principle of equality'ofrights
of peoples, great and small, developed and backward, their right to
otelf-determination.is.today one of the basic international rights.
Threfore, the struggle no longer develops for the recognition of
tnese rights, but for their real application and against their. being
gambled away, for their being completely applied and against their
being deprived of their progressive content. The actions of those
opposed to the Tf:rinciplo of equality era becoming increasingly_
numerous in practice, and in the theoretical field attempts are
becomingmore numerous to justify these actions.. -?For example,
the attempt is being made to qualify the idea of equality of states
into "equality before the law". That is to say they enjoy "equal
protection of the law", but not even "equal capacity for the
rights". Tht attempt to deprive one of tlTve most important,:
principles of the charter of UNO of its content shows how much it
hinders the apoloists of equalities of rights among peoples.
The theoretical attemrt at attack on the principles of equality
of rights of peoples are justified by the practical inequality of
peoples as regards their differing strength and development. In
doing so the fact iS ignored that it is just that factual inequality
which has incited the strong and developed states to impose them-
selves by force on the weak and undeveloped, that it is from such
use of trce that the world catastrophies have originated and.that
it is just the experience of these catastrophies which has led to
.the principle of equality of rights of peoples being so much
implanted in the consciousness of all peoples, that in spite of all
their factual- preponderenco of authority the great powers neger-
theless have not been able to prevent that principle being formally
recognised in the charter of UNC.
The fight against any kind. of attempt from whatever quqrter
to oppose the principle of equality of rights of peoples, the fight
for equality of rights of peoples, is the most imrortant proposition.
It is also one of the most urgent propositions in the struggle for
reade, because it includes and presupposes Struggle against
aggression and aggressors and prevents the practice which is. spread-
ing in international affairs that by word the principles of the
charter of UNC are respected but in practice they are violated.
The struggle for the-vidory of the principle of' sovereign equality
of peoples is also made necessary by the fact that the longing for
release from 'enslavement of the economically or politically weak
'peoples has shown, the unusual force in the: invention of forms for
formally concealing relations which materially teen the placing in
a dependent position .and exploitation. Those forms vary from
constitutional construction to economic agreements, but always
with the content that they,conceal under'a high moral view-of
protection or help the defilation-of soVereignty and exploitation.
In these and such desires and actions of the great powers,
without regard to differences in state composition, liPS the danger
of new strife and new war. And further the imposition of blocs,
the establishment of an ever-increasing number Of military bases,
armaments- which is carried out under various ideological excuses
'hut.in fact is a question of power and the extending of influence
is the continuous source of .war threats,
The Struggle against every form of aggression, without regard
to the "idealistic" reaSons with which they are concealed against
the subjection of other peoples, the abolition of independence,
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sovereignty and equality of rights of other states represents in
present day conditions the reality of the struggle for peace,
' When we speak of principle of non-interference in the internal
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affairs ofother statee, of the protection and equality, of rightS,of
. small countries, of the abolition of: every' discrimination, etc., in
fact of the policy of peace and co-operation,between all countries -
we consider it necessary and vital to show What today is holding up
those basic rights of peonies and states and that imperialist circles
and groups of -Teat states, in fact are threatening them, amongst
these by virtue of its behaviour towards other states, are included
also the rulin, circles of the USSR. Such an attitude and such.
actions of the ruling circles of the Soviet Union have qualitatively
changed in the world balance the character of the international
policy Of the USSR.
In present day conditions When capitalism is no longer the
-only edonomic 'system, when democratic and socialist forces are
over increasing, when socialism really gives the course tofthe whole
political life of the world and when a concrete world foreign policy
is estimatdd, according to 'Whether - in what,degree (where and 'with
what force) imperialism attacks or defends itself from the pane-
traqseupf socialism, in those and such conditions if there had not
comp/ 4ualitative changes in the policyOf the USSR, war would not
any:71-042;er represent a fatal and unavoidable': manifestation it Would
he Possible'to prevent it with the help of united action of all,
,peade-loving force's in the world.
Seeing that change in the policy of the USSR are-infliating
heavy blows on the democratic movements in the whole world and
socialism in general and therefore also the .f,cit of peace, it is
necessary to ;-r,o into that question a little more deeply.
We earlier and with right considered the policy of the USA
as an expression of the policy of the leading imperialist rower.
In that we did not make a, mistake. That was and remains correct,
Contrary to that we estimated the international policy of the USSR,.
as socialist and by virtue of that fact as a war of principle for
the defence of the independence of small peoples. However, the
behaviour of the USSR towards Yugoslavia - and not only towards her -
has convinced us that in foreign policy the government of the USSR
has not either as regards its ends or as regards its means behaved
according to socialist principles. In its relations with Yugo-
slavia - and not only with. her - there has clearly been expressed;
lack of principle instead of the proclaited deeply principled policy
17577-75n the science of Marxism-Leninism; hegemony instead of
friendly co-operation and complete equality of rights of peoples;
a policy of spheres of influence instead of the defence of the
interests of the workers in the great matter of consolidating
general peace and security. aqpression instead of a policy of peace
without annexation, co-operation between peoples and the defence of
their freedom and independence. All that is a prof that the policy
of the USSR, contrary to socialist principles, is following the road
of exploitation ahd threateninP: of small and undeveloped peoples.
As a result the policy of the USSR represents the same failure to
the independence of certain epoples as the policy of the imperialist
powers,- There are few cases in history where obligations and
principles have been broken on such a wide front and in such a
brutal form as in the case of the Soviet Union regarding Yugoelavia.
Few times in history has the lack of respect of the rights of,
equality of small peoples with great ends appeared in such a
brutal and shameless form. The history of the unrestrained cam-
pain against YuToslavia gives complete material for the infliction
of CLamage to the principles of the 'charter of. UNO on sovereign
equality of rights of people. It would be hard to imagine any
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infringement of those principles which has not already been carried
out either on.the part of the USSR or of those other states who
folloW the Soviet Union in that action but usually by both. Here
we will only ;i_ve the most blatant examnles of these.infringements;
they will serve ? as illustrations of what depths :SbViet foreign
policy and fts executors have plunged.-
- In the first half of 1948 the propaganda apparatus of the Soviet
Union was already attacking the government :of Yugoslavia anl calling
on the Yugoslav people to overthrow their legal government by force.
At the same time the Soviet Union, was helping
' Yugoslav emi-
grants and .traitors to set up associations and publish papers to
the same end. When the Yugoslav government imprisoned and cross-
examined a number of emigrees from imperial Russia who after the
war had becomeSoviet citizens, and who?duringi-the occupation had
served the occupier, and after the war had :taken part in illegal
activity directed against the interests of the FM, the Soviet
government in its note of the 18th August 1949, besides a series
of brutal insults to the people and government of the F'PRY, indulged
in open threats, stating at the end of the note "that it would not
agree with such a situation of affairs and that it would be forced
to resort to other more effective means to protect the rights and
,interests of 3oviet citizens in Yugqq,avia end to include them in
the ranks of fascist tyyentrq,,
"fthe not27the Yugoslav government in
which they offered to hand over those persons to the USSR-and: other.
wise to approach the solutionof all other matters of difference
with the government of the USSR, the Soviet government . completely
failed to reply but instead unilaterally denounced its treaty of
friendship and mutual help and post-war collaboration with the
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When to this one also adds the following:. the economic
blocade, which is being carried out by the Soviet Union and its
satellites against Yugoslavia, attempts to create fear by moving,
troops ,on the fugoslav frontiers, banishments, arrests and hard-
ships, with which the diplomatic and other employees of FPRY
offices in the USSR and astern European countries are exposed to,
the unbelievabl6 tone of the Soviet notes, which is without a
doubt a novelty even to the wry rich repertory of manifestations
of disrespecting the dignity of small nations by big ones, the
bargain for German property in Austria harming the rights of self-
determination of the Carinthian Slovenes) then it is hard to imagine
a fuller scale of injuries to principles of equality in the relations
between two states; Seeing that the success of Socialism and
consequently peace.' does not consist in the territorial expansion
of the USSR and its control over other nations, that complete
Soviet leadership Dverwhere does not mean successful socialism
and that the real success does not consist of a quantitive'increase
but in an internal qualititive development of the movement, the
democratic 'masses are paying much greater interest to the conflict
which appeared in the-frenzied campaign after the Cominform
resolution. Arguments of the stereotyped and totally unconvincing
propaganda aimed against our land which are contradictory and
obviously fictitious have not been able to stifle the interests
for the Yugoslav question. The ordinary man of the world today
is convinced that in this conflict the CPY is defending the basic
principle of Marxism-Leninism -- the principle of equality of
people and states. He is directly feeling Soviet hegemony in his
country, and in the CP of his land toWard which the leadership of
the CC CCP (b) acts as toward its employees. He feels this un-
just, non-Marxist relation which is transforming into despotic
centralism and which negates the right of people to equality.
Therefore it is no wonder that in as much as the Soviet campaign
against our state increases the greater is the' sympathy and the
interest toward our state, especially because our policy has
remained deeply principled in its socialist policy in spite of
everything; On the other hand, everyday practice uncovers dis-
agreements between the words and deeds of the Soviet leaders.
They represent. themselves as defenders of independence of all
peoples, international cooperation and lasting peace in all inter-
national tribunals, while in practice they threaten with harsh .
force. This further indicates just what the struggle.6 a socialist
state, such as the FrRY, consists of and just what sort of inter-
national problem is created by this, as well as indicatIrg the
characteristic causes of' contemporary conflicts and of the struggles
of people for independence.
Whoever today is not ready (and the USSR)has not shown such.
readiness as yet) to solve the differences between states in a
friendly manner, and especially between socialist states, on a
basis of full equality and independence of all peoples - because
all peoples, both big and small, can and must be a factor in inter-
national cooperation and peace.- then he is conecioue4.threateninp;
international cooperation and peace in the world; And not only
this but he also is preventing development of democratic and
revolutionary movements and thereby is preventing the most
efficacious and the only successful struggle for peace. The general
plan of the CC CCP (bileadership concerning the international plan
is consciously trying to subordinate relrolutionary movements, wherever
it can to "higher interests" of the USSR (which is the only one who
has the right to give freedom to certain lands, to directly liquidate
a liberation movement (the example of Greece), to bargain with other'
big powers behind the back and to the harm of other nations, to
monopolize and thereby compromise the actions'of the masses for peace
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This shows the essence of the present day USSR, policies,
Further, it is without a doubt that such .a polidy of the Cc CCP (b)
leaders offers. us countless proofs not only of the ideological, con-
fusion which todaY exists-, above all in the ranks of the .CP1s1 but
also of the historical responsibility of the. leadership of these parties
for the difficult 'situationswhich they havecreated for the working
movement in a series oflands. The developmenti of such a. policy-,-
expecially.since the famous statements by some of the CP leaders in
the West- which said that the people of these countries would join the
Soviet army when it arrives in those lands, and Up to today, has
resulted and gone so far that, for example, in France and Italy the
leadership of the CT is appealing to the reactionary goVernments to
accept their cooperation in the solution of the most important ,
problems of national and state life. The capitulation is therefore..
so evident that it cannot be hidden before the masses, 'Every
revolutionary perspective is completely wiped out, i.e., it boils
down to _waiting for the Soviet armies to appear on the borders of
those countries. The paradoxwhich is evident here consists.in
the, fact that theaverae man who is ? desirious far the liberation
of his country does not know whether he should fight for peace
truthfully and in his own way, or hope for the earliest-possible--
arrival of the Soviet army Nhich would mean that the war should
break out as soon as possible).
In spite of such a Moscow directive poliey. and tactic of the
CP leadership in these countries,- the working mattes- are- fighting
for their very existence under the most difficult conditions
against the exploitative policies of the bourgeoisie against
war plansl-etc. But 'this is not, or it is indeed.a very small
deed by the CF leaders i F.4 its policy ?of'giving in which is
essentially a policy of capitulation, 'e-pendent.on the foreign.
political maneuvers of the Soviet. government which are trying, to
create spheres of influence and tumbling from negation to negation,
the CF's would havegturned the class workers movement into a? much
more difficult situation Ere it not for the fact that the very
difficult position of the workersdid not force them to strikese
and other forms of struggles-in resisting-the pitiless attack and
exploitation ty the governin7 class. Aside from'this,. those masses
today are being acquainted with the essence of the struggle between
the USSR and Yugoslavia. ? The contistant struggle of the Yugoslav
people Tor inc?ependence and for the developMent.of socialism served
as an example ad to -ow one can take enes 'fate into ones hands,
Aside from the example which we have already given and which
proves .that the policy of the USSR is not contributing- to strengthen-
ing but rather to the weakening of the forces of democracy and
socialism :in international proportion and is therefore,weakEning-.the
forces of peace, can also be made by taking the example' of Germany.
Do the poliCies-and actions of the Soviet occupational organs in
Eastern Germany aiding or Accelerating the process of. 'forming a
unified-demecratie'r.manyl are the leaders of the USSR going
along the road which is the only correct' solution of the German ?
question? We are considerin7 this question first because experience,
shows that it is impossible to, Onsure peace in Europe or peace in
the world if one does not solve the German question correctly and
on a democratic basis. All the events fel:lowing the entry of the
Soviet army in, Germany back up the fact that, in spite of certain
successes in democratic transformation -a majority of the inhabitants
have .not been won over by a consistant antifascist, democratic
basis. The-reason:for this is primarily because the progrestive
democratic. forces, and especially the Social Unity Party, are
completely subordinated to' the interests. ofthe Soviet occupational
powerlan ciAMI-6Ved- 7156hReoblp9:r?c.*-Ae#44-1R
measures which have,
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the process of transformation is executed from above...by decrees
from the occupational power and without real support of the masses.
The varied governments of Eastern Germany has not resulted from
free democratic elections, but was named and its.very first act
was to delay the elections for another year even though they were.
supposed to be held in 1949 accordinr to the constitutiod. Nothing
can hide the fact that the majority of the inhabitants and a majority
of the working class as well, today is passive and is taking a negative
stand toward the political development of Eastern Germany. There
are many proofs of this but the election question is enough mentioned,
The municipal and circuit elections which were supposed to have been
held in 1948 were postponed till 1949 and postponed again for the
Autumn of 1950. The same holds true for the elections for.
territorial assemblies which were supposed to have been held in
1949 And were postponed until 1950. Such a condition does not
permit one to say that the German democratic forces can place the
future of their country in their hands. And this is a pre-
condition without which it is impossible to imagine the crystallizat1on
of a basic democratic transformation of the country.
The political development of the Eastern Zone of Germany
shows the position inwhich the Communists who are subordinate
to the'Cominform, and therefore subordinate to Soviet foreign
tpolicy, shows how they are losing influence over the masses when
they are forced to effect a policy which is not in harmony with ethe
interests of the workers of their land or to the principles of
Marxism-Leninism.
-Looking over the German problem from a point of view of inter-
national peace and security, it is inevitable to conclude that the
goals of the Western imperialistic circles and the Soviet govern-
Ment ?although different and opposite in phraseology - are congruent
in their final Foals and methods. Both one and the other is threat-
erxing world peace by, such a policy.
On the leasis of the above-mentioned, as well as a series of
other actions in the Soviet foreign policy, it is clear that the,
Soviet suggestion given at the Fourth Regular Session of the UN'
on the signin- of i pact of the Big Five does not include the
interests of the other peoples for the preservation of'peace or, for
the preservation of their independence and sovereignty, without
which peace is unimaginable,
T is questien but another example of how the Soviet leaders
are ac ing negatively to what Lenin told usl as in the following
words: "Is it possible to unite the socialists of various countries
on the .well-known conditions of peace? If it is possible, 'then
among these conditions there must be a recognition of the rights
for self-determination of all nations and a divorce from all
annexations. If this right is recognized only to some nations, this
then means the protection of privileges of certain nations, i.e.,
this means being nationalist or imperialist and not a socialist."
(Lenin "The Question of Peace" works Vol. XVIII Fare 226 - 227,
Third Edition)
In order that international peace be secured - says Marx .-
first of all one must be aside all possible national misunderstandings
every people must be 'independent and boss of thtAr'own land (Marx and
Engel's, Vol. XVI/ I, Pa7e 453.)
The soviet leaders ignore this lesson from Marxist classics.
It is obvious from averythinp? said so far that without a
firm and systematic struggle ae.ainst revision of Marxist-Leninist
teachinFs on the right of nations to self-determination, on the
respect ofA pcnaifujw A-1(DFittQiiA4g6660dtSVOtif-0 on a
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arainst the imperialist?kindlers of a new war and for peace
and international security. The necessity of a firm struggle
against the revisionism of the Soviet leaders forces itself upon
one because great harm has already been inflicted to many states
and here we are thinking first of all about the eastern European
countries which are dominated by the Soviets. Harm has been -
inflicted also on democratic liberation movements and on CP'si
as given the possibility of successful fighting by the reaction in
a series of countries against the democratic forces, in one word,
has inflicted serious harm to socialism in general already and will
1 - inflict more in the futuree.
But in spite of all this the forces of democracy and socialism
are growing inexorably and spreading everywhere throughout the world.
Socialism has not only become a thing which belongs to those masses
which are lead in this or that way by a Communist Party;: the masses
which lean towards socialism are much greater and are joining in action
everywhere. They are achieving significant success, especially'in
those places where the Communists are tied closer to the masses,
where they know how to apply the princie-les of Marxism-Leninism to
the particular situation In the land in e,uostion.
An analysis of the imperialist activities shows that the main
imperialist forces in 1949.were on the defensive in relation to
socialism, which of ceurse, does not mean that they did not attack
in the places where they had the possibility to do so (Greece).
A proof of this is riven to us above all by the events in China. It
is a factthat the main imperialist forces together with the USA did
not have the political power and daringness to carry out a policy of
open intervention in China. In spite of the material and political
aid given to Chang Kai Shek, they were not able to prevent the final
victory of the national liberation forces in china. Under the leader-
ship of Mao Tse Tung, the Chinese CF , battle-wise and'armed with
the teachings and Marxism-Leninism, united the workers, peasants,
intelligensia and all the patriotic forces of the nation and triumphed
over domestic reaction and foreign imperialism this victory also
has a tremendous significance for th3 consolidation of peace in the
world.
The victory of the Chinese people marks a further sharpening of
the general crisis of capitalism and a new big step forward in the,
development of the crisis in the colonial system of imperialism.
The NL movement of th colonial peoples which is founded on the
e
historical victory of the uhinese people is increasingly taking on
a character of a struggle for a peoples democracy headed by the
working class and led by the CF,
In post-war Indo-China, as well as in other lands of Southeastern
Asia; povrdrful NL movements took .on scope. The people of Southeastern
Asia, ahoy? all inspired by the heroic struggle and victory of the
Chinese people, arose in a struggle for carving their own victory and
joadeDendence. With the self confidence kained nte strup:Fle against
tne Uapanese, the people of Indo-uhina, Indonesia, iurmal Malaya and
the Philipines, turned their weapons against their century old oppressors
- the French, Dutch, En,-lish and Americian imperialists and their ,
domestic agents.
The republic of Viet Nam is one of the leaders in this struggle
t,lthough the last three years have seen this country go through
difficult times there has also been a concomitant share of victories.
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The successes-achieved and the victory of the colonial people's
countries also confirms the fact that the imperialist powers, by and
large, are on the defensive on the wide front in spite of an attack
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in connection with this, one should not lose sight of the
essromic contradttions in the capitalist world, especially the
contradictions existing between the British and American capital-
ist circles. The fact that the United States and Great Britain
stand together on all questions of international policy does not
eliminate the eeep and intense antagonism between the partners;
who at the same time are rivals.
The mutual relations amongst participants of the 'imperialist
union and coalition are conditsioned by their relative power. Lenin
said: " In capitalism there is no other basis for the division of
spheres of influence, interests, colonies etc except the strength
of the parties concerned, their general economic strength, finan-
cial and military strength etc. The power of these parties ih
the division change unevenly, because in capitalism the even de-
velopment of individual concerns, trusts branches of industry of
those countries cannot exist (Lenin: vol.XXII, page 281, 4th ed.;
Selected Works vol. I book 2, page 429 published by "Kultura",
Belgrade). British imperialism is under the influence of American
imperialism, but all the same it .attempts to defend its wavering
position and to consolidate it. That is why tense Anglo-American
strife exists and i8 develeped within the framework of their bloc.
This reveals .the deep and intense antagonism of that bloc. And
it is largely thank A to Soviet foreign policy that this strife has
not taken the form of, A mass struggle in England. The question that
the Soviet foreign PolioY sets before nations ,is a question 'of their
cloke or the American cloke and not a question of national independ-
ence and equality versus the domination of American monopolies.
The economic offensive of Amerisan imperia.lism against the
position of British imperialism is extended along the following
basic lines: the offensive for British markets; the offensive for
the positdon of the English pound sterling; the offensive for
the British source of raw materials and for the position Of Britieth-
raw materials monopolies, the offensive for British spheres for
placing capitai'and finally the struggle for world communcations
and bases. These are just a few aspects of Anglo-American economic
rivalry. It would be difficult to; find any aspects of international
economic relations where Anglo-American rivalry could not be r-
dsocerned.'
The. Anglo-American economic: struggle is not of local signi?
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ficance. It embraces every aspect of the enonomic expansion of
both countries, in every direction without exception. Anglo-
American rivalry represents the basic antagonism in the capitalist
world. The economic crisis in the capitalist world mak the
Anglo-American conflict even more intense and vigorous.
Anglo-American rivalry develops within the framework of the
Anglo-American bloc. This fact gives impetus to the tendency to-
wards comprimbe and agreement, but it has destructive influence ot
internal difficulties. The same fact gives impetus to the tendency
of solving questions of British and American internal rivalry at
the expense of other countries by means of external aggression.
Here one must emphasise .the fact that the leaders of the
Soviet Union insist on solving the present antagonism amongst the
great powers in the same way, by means of compromise and agree-
ment at the expense of other nations. The experience of history
shows that such a foundstion is not in the least secure or stable
but that an aggressive policy, wheres.,e,s, it comes from is doomed
tosfailure in advance,.
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In every country,new social forces which exert pralksure and
struggle for lastin,,, peace and international co-operation are grow-
ing and consolidating themselves. It is therefore mistaken to
assume that.the.progressive movement come9 only from the place where
it directly penetrated the defenses of capitdism for the first time.
Everywhere where the progressive forces are struggling, the links
of the capitalist chain are being eaten into. In connection with
this the struggle against mechanical conception, ideological narrow-
ness, stagnation and hegemonistic tendencies of the Soviet leaders
becomr,, imperative. These tendencies advocate the separation from
the masses and even from the people, and not only the separation
but even anathema if the masses do not fit themselves into the
mecahnically organised structure of the Communist Party and other
organisations directed by Moscow. It is necessary to strive against
such occurrences because they curb the development of socialism
and'deal a heavy blow to the creation of peace and international,
co-operatitJn:
The masses of the people in many countries are beginning to
perceive the falacy and damaging influence of these and similar
conceptions. They understand the essence of Lenin's teaching and
the basib strategyand tactics of the struggle for socialism. Amongst
the broad masses, interest in the question of socialism is develop-
ing and growing. And -although one cannot speak of anyrevisiom
in the attitude of leading, political circles in the capitalist
world which might come about under the pressure of the masses,
these circles are now enable to carry on a struggle against .gom-.
muntsm on ideological lines and to confirm that Communism ta/bogy
to humanity, a tragedy for cililisation and so forthA;Onthe contra-
ry,.American leading circles, for instance, announce that they.
recognise Communism as an ideological conception and allegedly
have nothing against this ideology, on condition that the states
Which have adopted this ideology do not interfere in the internal
affairs of states with other ideologies, and promise that they..
will not meddle in the affairs of those states which practie
Communist ideology. This primarily bears witness of the quali-
tative growth and strengthening of socialism, of the weakness of
capitalism which no longer has the power to suppress the develop-
ment of socialism in the world in general, ncr amongst those.
people who 'have a firm internal stnucture and who,'under the banner,
of socialism are sincerely struggling for their independence and
equality.
There is no doubt at all that such a state of affairs con-
tributes greatly to the heroic struggle ofthe peoples of socialist
Yugoslavia against the aggressive hegemonistic policy of the Soviet
Union, and against interference in the internal affairs of our
country - for national independence, for fair relations amongst
socialist states, for co-operation and fair relations of all states
and peoples and for peace in the wci?lci.
This is the-origin of the tremendous interest of the mass-
es of all countries precisely in this .donflict,which appeared with
the brutal and uncompromising Cominform attacks on Yue7oslavia.
The masses were primarily interested inithe essence of the con-
flict. It has already gained international siginficance and throuth
it, the problem of relations amongst socialist countries has been
placed on the agenda. It is now a question of whether there should
exist relations of mutual understanding, brotherly and reciprocal
aid and close co-operation, or relations of one sided'oubordination
of small countries by large countries and so on. Naturally - and
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we have given sufficient proof with our policy and attitude,-
we are of the ?pillion that all nations large or small, highly .
developed or backward, and even more so in the socialist world,
should be fair in their mutual relations, It is just because
our Party and our country is the initiator of this progressive
attitude to relations amongst socialist countries that the atti-
tude of our country is penetrating further and further, and that
the broad masses throughout the world are adopting it, and it
must be victorious. The international influence of our country
is much greater than our country itself or the number of our
people, simply because new Yugoslavia is the champion of progress
pf new occurrences and tendencies in the development of socialism ,
The revolutionary experience of our country represents a tremendous
contribution to the theory and practice of socialism because it
gives certain new forms to the road of socialist development.
In our country during our Revolution the system of a people's
democracy was born and it received its name in this country. That
4stem and that experienee began to be accepted by many other
countries, Here the people's committees appearedaas a specific
form of the Revolution and tnis composition was only introdUced
into many of the other countries which were fighting or are now
fighting for sociseasm .
In the particular conditions in our country, new methods
for liquidating capitalism in the towns appeared and many other
countries gave the same rights to their citizens. The experience
of the struggle for the building up of socialisra in the village
in Yugoslavia, as an example of the struggle for the building of
socialism in relatively developed capitalist countries is being
taken on in other co untries, By the example of our country, the
revtautionary axiom which had been tried out already was confirm-
ed. This axiom is that there can be many different forms on
road to socialism because socialism comes about in various con-
ditions at various times and in different degrees of consciousness
of the masses of the pseple and naturally, this form must by found
by the Communist Parties and the people themselves in their parti-
cular conditions. It is precisely because our Party or rather the
Central Committee headed by Comrade Tito, has found the concrete
forms which best correspond to our conditions and which arise from
the tendency of intevational development (the development of social-
ism is divided today in the struggle for the equality and inde-
pendence of peoples), precisely because of thris that our pmple
are winning through to victory. -
,The settlement of the national question in Yugo&via'is also
of international significance because it is an actual examp4e of
an assidious Marxist-Leninist method of settling that question,
Of no less significance is the ,result of our policy in the developQ
ment of our people's committees. These enjoy great independence
and chance of initiative and that is why they have succeeded to
activiso the enormous masses of the workers in the conscious strug-
gle for the building up of socialism, for economic develomaent
and for the democratic development of the people's authorities.
Just because of this that the enthusiasm of our working masses
has risen to an unforeseen heights, and tremendous results have
been achieved in the buildinp; up of our country. This enthusiasm
is the consequence of the correct line of our Party In entrusting
activities to the working masses and their participation in
state administratiom and the development of the state.
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The economic development of our backward Republics is also of
great siginificance, B and H 1 Macedonia and Montwaegro ate de-
veloping so quickly that in a very, short time they will become
economic developed Republics.
Naturally because of all this, peoples, especially oppressed
peopleselook .upon our country as a model for themselves. There-
fore the. successes achieved in our country and the policy of Yu-
goslavia are of international importance and make ordinary men
throughout the world enthusiastic for the fight for the consoli-
dation of peace and co-operation amongst nations.
? We have dwelt at rather more len:-th on the revolutionary
experience of our paple in order to show the need dor the struggle
? against the mechanical adoption of basic tactical principles which
pay no attention to specific circumstances in each individual
?-country. Who ever thinks that it is enough to have a few ready
formulae to hand and ha u the same pattern for th=2entire interna-
? tional workers/movement, cannot have an internationalist con-
ception of the workers/ movement but is leading it to stupor .and
is giving it to the mercy of national and international bourgeoisie,
is obstructing its development, hampering the struggle for na-
tional freedom, equality and independence, which is the only thing
which could brine, about a'successful stru-gle for a real peace.
Opposed to actions directed against peace and security,
whereever they come from, which appear in the aggressive policy
of this or that great power, in the creation of military blocs
and the feverish rearmament - are the workine masses of (.4very
country which stru-e-le for peace vid Security in every country,
The people know that war, which 'again is tbreatening would be
an unjustified war and would be aimed at seizing and enslaving
foreign countries and foreien peoples. The people realise that
the defence of peace is their concern and that uniting their
powers in the struggle against the aggressors, they will put out
the plans of the inciters of war and will secure a firm peace.
Having in mind the intrigues of the enemies of peace, the
poples of Yugoslavia are becoming more alert in the struggle
against new powers of aggression which appear in the form of he-
. gemony of large powers over small, in'the violation of the rights
of people andetheir true equality. Firmly defending thetr inde-
pendence they stolidly defend peace at the same time, for ine-
quality amongst peoples and the subordination of states are the
foundations of wars. The peoples of Yu!eoslavia struggle with
tireless energy and enthusiasm' for the newaand powerful growth
of national economy, material well-being and culture, the further
development of socialist competitions, for the completion of the
Five-Year Plan and for consolidatin7 the power of the FPRY.
The struggle a7ajnst all those who threaten...freedom and inde-
pendence of nations, against the 'destroyers of the unity, of all
the Powers of peace, i.e. the stru for the co-operation of.
all peoples on the basis of equality, for the expanSion'a0d con-
solidation of the powers of peace and democracy will ensure and
alone .can ensure victory over the inciters of war, who are to .
be found everywhere, where these principles are being trampled
on and ,abused.
('Komunist" No. 2-3 March-May)
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COMRADE EDVAI,IILLILELIJ_ILEAKING IN THE FL:REIGN RELATIONS
CCMMITTEE OF-THF:rEOPLE'S "SSELULY, REPLIES TO QUEYrICNS PUT'
TO HIM BY PEOPLE'S DEPUTIES
Yesterday, the Foreign Relations Committee of the People s
Assembly of the FirtY held a meeting in the session hall of the
Chamber of Nationalities. The meeting was presided over by Comrade
Petar Stambolic, who proposed the following aFenda for the meeting;
1. Proposal to make a Rule of Procedure of the Committee;
2. Dealinr with the proposal to ratify trade agreements with
Paraguay, Uruguay and Mexico;
3, Haply by Foreign Minister Edvard Kardelj to questions
relating to foreign relations of the FPRY, put to him
by members of the Committee; and
4. Debate..
The Secretary of the Committee, 'Comrade Vlado Dedijer, explained
the proposal regarding Rule of ProCedure, Then, acting, on the proposal
of Vladimir Simic;:a Member of the .Committee, it Was decided to set
up a.Commission of five which will draft theRule of Procedure.
Assistant Foreign Minister, leo. Mates, gave a short explanation
of the proposal to ratify the trade agreements with Paraguay, Uruguay
and Mexico andjn conclusion said;
"As it'oanThespen from the texts of the agreements which have
been submitted to us, the .agreements which the Government submits to
the Presidium of the People's Assembly for ratification are in
conformity with the foreign policy Of the Government, this Alas been
stated here in the Assembly and .the :,.ssembly has approved of this.
These agreements censtitute a part of our general tendency to broaden
our relations, particularly economic relations, pn the basis of
equality of rights?with-all the countries which wish to establish
such relations with our country. These agreements show us further,
that exchange of goods and regulation of trade relations is possible
even between countries Alich are far removed from one another.. By
this fact :alone, and by.tha character of the agreements, these
agreements represent a contribution to thebroadening and strengthening:
of international collaboration in the economic field as e whole."
The Committee unanimously agreed to forward the proposal for
ratification of trade agreetens.with Paraguay, Uruguay r:i.nd Mexico to
the Presidium of the People's Assembly Of the FFRY.
The chairman, Comrade etar Stambolic, then read the cuestiorl
put in :writing by a member of the Committee, Mitar T3,akic, to the Minister
of Foreign l'..ffairs. The cAlestion reads: "What stand is the Yugoslav
Government assuming and what diplomatic : means is it using with the
object of protecting our diplomatic representatives and citizens in
the Eastern-bloc countries?1!
explained what prompted hit to ask
Comrade Mitar
this cuestion and sai qrci.g14:-
?For almost two years Yugoslav diplomatic representatives and
personnel, as well as citizens in the countries of-the Eastern-bloc:
The USSR, Poland', Czechoslovakia Rumania,. Hungary, T3ulgaria and
Albania are not only deprived of :amunity privileges and norms of
internaitonal rights but are also exposed to crimes and mis-deeds which
ar almost unheard of in international relations.
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"Examples: hospitality is not riven to our highest
diplomatic representatives, our diplomatic and eorlu]ar representatives
and personnel are expelled and arrested, so that in several of the
mentioned Countries we have diplomatic employe-_,,s who are in prison
and who are there being trated brutally, etc., etc.
"The murder of Dimitrije Dimitrijevic, the ;.resident of the
TF in Czechoslovakia, the pushing of Josip nese from the fifth'floor
of the police building, the horrible torture of Marko Pejikovic, who
because of this went mad, the horrible heating of Vuk Filip, are
only apart of the crimes.
"The Yugoslav public is carefully following these incidents
and therefore I have asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs to explain
these incidents and to tell us what measures and diplomatic mean a are
being used by the FIR?' government in order to protect the national
honor and the personal security of our citizens and state sovereignty
in the mention:d countries."
Comrade Kardelj, answering the -uestion, daid:
"Comrade People's Deputies, the Question that has been put to
me by Comrade Bakic, has justifiably caused concern to our public and
has been the subject of many protests and diplomatic measures of our
government.
"As it is already known to our public from the series of notes
announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by our diplomatic
representatives, as well as from the news which has been published
by our press, for over two years the countries .-;f Eastern Europe
have been carrying out harsh discriminatory measures toward our
diplomatic and other representatives and employees of the FPRY which
have been without precedent. At the same time that measures of
pressure, economic blocades and propaganda campaigns were being
carried out,the discrediting of our diplomatic representatives in those
countries was an impertant part of effedting this aggressive policy.
Normal work was prevented or made difficult, and in some countries
all work was prevented, while in some cases the very existence of
Yugoslav diplomatic repreantation was prevented. The object of these
discriminatory measures, on one hand, was to try and isolate Yugoslav
citizens who asked for security from their PIM' diplomatic representatives
and from the citizens of the countries in ou3stion who could get in
contact with them for any reason, threatening such people by attempts
to picture our diplomatic and other representatives as enemies of
the people of those countries. Various provocations and trials were
organized whose object was, among other thin a, to falsely accuse and
discredit our diplomats, following which their withdrawal was always
asked or they were banished from individual countries. In this way
our diplomatic and other representatives who were banished from a
series of Eastern European countries were falsely accuFol and slandered.
The FPRY Ambassadors' in MO5cow and Prague had to leave the TJ.'SR and
Czechoslovakia because they obviously had to serve as a "new proof"
that the Yugoslav government is carrying out a hostile policy through
its highest representatives in those countries.
"On the other hand the persistent continuation of such actions
toward our high diplomatic representatives in certain countries can
not be explained other than than a tendency of the government of these
countries to completely sever diplomatic relations with our Eountry
and to throw the flame of such unpeace-loving notions on Yugoslavia.
Just how much that policy is the weapon of aggressive pressure and
threatening, and just how large is the conseeuence of fear of the
simple presence of the representatives of a free and independent
socialist country such as Yugoslavia, I permit the organizers of the
Cominform blocade to judge f5 themselves. Dut the fact remains that
the so-called "diplomatic relations" between the Eastern European
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countries and our country have deteriorated to ordinary personal
mistreatment and torturing the diplomatic cadre. Our Comrades in
the diplomatic cadre, who are standing unflinchingly on their
positions in defense of the interest of our country and aTe
conscientiously darrying out their. duties in those countries, truly
deserve our commendation. However, we cannot ,allow them to be
mistreated interminably.
"The government of the FPRY has consistently called to the
attention of the Eastern Europ an countries all the undignified
discriminatory measures toward our representatives and has strongly
protested against these and similar actions, demanding that this
provocative and offense praCtice 'ceaecii
"However, the povernments of Eastern European countries
riot only do not discontinue these measures but they intensified the
discriminatory actions against our diplomatic representations and
our representatives personally. Of late the Albanian government
has aggravated to the final degree the Already unpermissible pressure,
terrbr and discrimination policies toward the FPHY Embassy in Tirana
bv 'specially truculent and insulting measures: It has been almost
two full years since the Albanian government has been impeding ,,Ind
making difficult the work of Yugoslays in Albania. For example)
our representatives -lore publicly and overtly controlled and shadowed
by police organs who threatened them and checked their p-ncsonal
cards several times daily while provoking them and ridiculing them
in public. The police entered the apartments of our employees and
some were even threatened with weapons. The fabanian r-overnment asked
for the withdrawal of many of our representatives and employees by
using completely fictitious 8nd spurious accusations.
"Recently the mistreatment of our diplomatic representatives
in Tirana has reached the boiling point. On May 11 of this year a
group of 10 policemen and several agents asked our charge d'affaires
and a piplomatic employee for their identity cards several times
within the space of 10 minutes, asking them to explain why they were
in the city and where they were going.
"The climax of these measures, as has already 1.,een announced in
the note of the Ministry of Foreign ,,ffairs of My 13, is the drastic
curtailment of free movement of Yugoslays in Mbania. According to
the new movement restrictions, qie Yugoslav diplomatic personnel is
practically limited only to the city of Tirana.
"On May 13, the AThanian government asked for the withdrawal
of two more of our employees in the FRY Embassy in Tirana.
"All this indicates that the object of the ,lbanian government
is net only to aggravate relations and tension between our two countries
but also to prevent the proper functioning of our representative
offices in Tirana and prevent the stay of our representatives in _lbania.
Neither are the actions toward Yugoslav representatives in other Eastern
European countries much different. 1W1garia also has a particularlk
discriminatory regime toward Yugoslavia. The members of the Yugoslav
Embassy are openly followed, threatened with words and weqons and
provocated by the pllice organs, aided by a miserable small group of
deserters from our country.
"From time to time the nulgarian authorities blocade the FI7-ff
Embassy in Sofia with policemen. The 72ulgarian government has limited
freedom of movement to our representatives and employees. The Bulgarian
police authorities acted very harshly toward all those who came to the
Embassy to vote and thereby fulfilled their patriotic duty.
"Discrimination toward FTAY representative offices in Czechoslovakia
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have grown worse of late. i'esides the .overt terror and .police
shadowing of our representatives. and employee's, police blocades of '
the Embassy and mpartments-of representatives in Frague and Dratislava,
checking of identity cards, personal investigations of visitors to our
representative offices; preventin-r circulatien.of Yugoslav press even
to the representatives, etc., the Czechoslovak organs of security
have begun arresting our diplomatic-consular workers and other
employees. On November 26; 1949, the Czech authorities arrested;
without foundation, the Trans-Jug renresentative, Zvonimir Tornio. .
Several other Yugoslav representatives and employees were arrested
soon afterwards,
"I will not talk ebout the things which Comrade T3akic mentioned
in his speech -- about the crimes which are. being perpetrated on
our citizens in Czechoslovakia, brimes that are almost unheard of
in the civilized world.
"A particulerly serious injury of all custom and practice'iSe
the failure to grant visas to our diplomatic - consular workrs and
other employees by the Czech authorities. Visas are not granted to
diplomatic and official passports. The Czech authorities have gone
so far that they have deprived those persons,who are forcibly held
in Czechoslovakia because of inability to obtain visas, of their
guaranteed supply cards. Aide from this the Czech authorities have
demanded that diplomatic and official visas he reeuested through the
Ministry of Internal effairs even though the common practice is to
obtain such visas frem the Ministry ef Foreign ffairs.
"The position of our representatives in the other countries of
Eastern Europe does not differ from their Position in Albania, 2u1garia
and Czechoslovakia. I hPve cited exatiles from these three countries
simply beceuse conditiens are worse there at the moment. Anyway, in
this regardwthe role in the entire anti-Yugoelev cmpaign chenes,
now one and then another country has the "leeding role" or better Said,
"the current task" in the provocative campaign against Yugoslavia.
The mistreatment of, our diplomats, of course, is only one element
in those aggressive "combined ections". In this connection one must
point out that these actions Pre organized by -persons who concomitantly
have a mouth full ,of peace-loving and accueatiens of war-mongers.
However, it is obvious to every honest man that the Cominform
organizers of various peace actions should first of all pass the
examination of peace in connection with the euestion of Eastern
European government relations toward Yugoslavia, or at least on the
wuestion of respect of the most elementary diplomatic forms, if
the will of Yugoslav people already doesn't mean anything to them.
There present actions in this regard, cannot he interpreted other
than as actions which are not for the cause of peace but are included
in the arsenal of the war-mongers.
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"The Government of the. FT-RY from the very beginninz,:_hase
-seriously looked -on and, ener7etica1ly replied to all the above-
mentioned discriminatory notions against YugoslavrepreSentative
bodiesand their meMbers. To every ind4VidUal measure or action
of Albania, Tulgaria, C'techOslevakiaor any of the East European
governments theigevernment of the FTRYhaS immediately and resolu-
tely reacted, demanding that the Utpermissible measures in thei
relations.etween-the countries should cease andthat they should
stop ,their application.. The YUgo8laVewvernment: warned the above-
mertioned governments in its notes.and._demarches tImiicttl.ad not given
,pny cause on itpart for such measures and actions, that it had
never been and would not he the initiator of any kind of unpermissible
measure in its relations with. any kind of representative of these
countries:. The Yugoslav government had, however,
protesting against the discriminatory measures' and functions, warned
the above-mentioned governments that she will be forced in the case
that these extraordinary measures against Ylloslav representatives
do not cease, to undertake on her part measures to protect her
interests.. The Yugoslav government has. taken reciprocal measures,
which do not exceed the bounde permitted by international law and
the customs of international :affairS; only as an answer to measures
which have always first been taken by the governments in question who
bear exclusively responsibility for the existing state of affairs.
"Allow me to remind you in this connection of the Words of
Comrade Tito which he recently spoke in a session of the People's
Assembly:
.'The government of the F.7.1Y with regret declares that because
of the determinedly hostile nttitude towards. the F7RY on the cart
of the USSR and countries of the people's democracies, it is in no
way in a pesition on its part to effect any improvement of the
relations With those countries. That regret is all the greeter
because the government and peoPle of new Yugoslavia continue to
nourish their sympathy towards the peonies of those countries and
to wish to be at least to some extent. on tolerable terms with them.
'I can from this osition say both in the name of the govern-
ment and in the name of the people Of the FTHY that neither the
people :nor the government of Yu7oslaVia hold any kind of: feeling of
enmity towards those countries, that neither the government nor the
people of Yugoslavia have in the past or today done anything against
those countries which could injure the name of cur socialist country.
Everything Which in that Way up to now has been blamed :against us
by the leaders of these countries and asserted in manyeWays? is
completely untrue and fabricated and the judgMent of history will
fall on those who haveecalumniated Us.'
"That is comradeSthe reality of the.palicy which the govern-
ment of. the FPRY will continue to conduct towards the East European
Countries arid in that sense will struggle.for normal diplomatic
relations with those countries-. HOwever, at the same 'time it is
necessary to emphasise that the government will not indefinitely
put up with the maltreatment ofour diplimatS'in-those-countries
and will be:compelled to cc)nsider also certain new measures in
order to protect our representatives from such maltreatment and
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_Peter Stambolic in the Chair opened the discussion. Djuro
Salaj spoke ?considering the general effect of the discriminatory
actions of the Eat Europeancountries on oho Economic Plan. He
took the example of Hungary who ceased all delivery of industrial
products to Yugoslavia to which She waS bound on the basis of the
interest7free credit which our government had given her to the .
amount of about 1,100,000,000 dinars. DjUro ?Salaj considered that
such actions not only represent a violation of the basic principles
of international co-operation but also greatly harm our working
class end the peonle of our countryWho are building socialism.
.Thereafter Veljko- Vlahovic spoke, amongst other things ?paying
tribute to OUT diplomats .'in the East European countrias who faith-
fully serve their country and people and by their dignified* behaviour
reply to the brutal attacks unprecedented in.histery to which they
are there subjected,
Vladimir Simic folloWed, proposing that a body should be estab-
lished within the committee who would follow and collect facts and
material 'about. all discriminatory and hostile actions by the -leaders
of the East European countries towards the FT-HY,
Taking Part in the discussion the :Acretary of the Committee,
Vladimir Dedijer illustrated the non-peaceloving character of Soviet
policy towards Yugoslavia.
Sinisha Stankovic spoke of one of the most brutal actions of
the leaders of the Soviet .Union: of the forcible.holding, of our
.children in the USSH. He said that the illegal detention of our
children who were there to go to school means not only violation
of the basic princinlee of international private law but even of
the Soviet law3which say ti-rt parents have the right to decide on
the education of their children:
. In connection with this question Dobrosav Tomashevic proposed
that the government take the question of the detention of our
children in the Soviet Union before U.N.
After that Vladimir Simic pr-posed the constitution of a
committee to handle the enquiry into discriminatory actions against
the FPRY.
All present'unanimously stated that thy agreed with the reply
of the Foreign Minister to, the questian put ;Jy Miter Dakic. The
chairman proposed , that the rePly of Edward Kardelj should
be approved and adopted and that the committee considers that the
)
behaviour of the government on this qu4i4achas been entirely
correct, and also that the committee pay to our diplothats in the
countries of East Europe for their 1-igni ied behaviour in repre,s-
enting the interests of their country. Since this resolution was
unanimously adopted it will be placed before the Assembly. '
The Committee Considers Trieste
When the session continued the Chairman rend a question. which
Vida Tomshic put to the Minister of Zoreir,,n Affairs. .The question
read: "What attitude is the government of the EFaY taking towards
the policy of the Italian government on the question of the FTT and
separately towards the campaign which is being carried on in Italy
over the elections held in zone 2."? Vida Tomshic, in elaborating
on her question, amongst other things said:
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"After many times repeated proposals of our government for an.
agreed solution of the questian of the FTT by direct.discussions
between Yugoslavia and Italy, the campaign against Yugoslavia has,
:been further fed by Italian official eircles.
an.
Cur people who listen on the one hand to'such/unbridled cam-
paign against our country and on the other hand most painfully feel
and with bitterness follow the unceasing attack. on the basic national
rights of out $10vene brothers in Italv. and zone A with justice put
the question on our relations with :Italy', on the relations in .which
towards Italy hdtherto there have been. shown an exeeptionally great
measure of.thejoveof peace and in which great sacrifices have been
made".
EdWard Kardelj then said:
Kardelj's E1.2'121/
"You know that the Peace treaty with Italy which was signed? by
our government in 1947, as regards the frontier with Italy,limposed
a heavy sacrifice upon our country. Although it may be useful to
certain people in Italy who very gladly forget, or wish to skim
over hard facts with light phrases, for us to remind theth of certain
facts, nevertheless, I do not mean here to speak again of those
sacrifices for the simple reason that I do:tot wish to have the: ,
past before my eyes but the future. :There is no doubt that
the peoples Of Yugoslavia think with bitterness Of the injustice
which WAS done_them by the Severing of their fellow..nationals, that
is to soy, ethnical territory,from them, butYthey just as clearly .
know that no _kind of empty noise or, loud sounding words from anT,
aide an change the existing situation, but it can, of curse,
corrupt the relations between YuToslavia and Ityl:_k4 ich4h4a;41y
is not in the interests of-either country. That /the recent cgm-
pign in Italy against our interests in connectioli with the question
of the FTT-in which certain political circles in Italy have tried to
carry out a repetition of the historically well=;known nationalist
outcry of the time 'ofthe Treaty, of 'Rapallo This repetition has
not succeeded for the simple,,reason,that the concrete circumstances
today?pre' greatly different from what they were at that time and
of these concrete sircumstanbes, naturally, it is necessary a'T)ove all
to take account if it is wished to achieve results in international
relations
"Far fromlming - as I have Iready'said - satisfied with the terms
of the peace treaty with Italy, We nevertheless have always considered
that the existing situation j a.basis from which we must start in
order to set .up good relations between tho two countries on the,' .
Adriatic Sea Ane we have always considered that such relationr/gOt
only in the interests of the two countries but in the interests of
peace in general. Therefore we have tried, in solving the problem.
between the two Countries to introduce as few elements as possihle'
which might make a solution "difficult.. That is also the reason,whY.
the governMeht ofthe 117aY has replied to the various voices, from..
Italy raised over the qUestion-of Trieste only sufficiently to make
the attitude of Yugoslavia' clear and for it to be clear both to
those on the right ahd on the "left" who are raising the outcry, that
their noise in no way impresses either the peoples of Yugoslavia or
their government.
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"However that does not mean that Yugoslavia has not been in
favour of an agreement with Italy on that question. en the con-
trary we know that the government of the FLAY in many rejoinders
has expressed its.readiness for such an agreement ns long as it is
based on mutual rutistiC unTerstandin,g of the present-lay position
nf things in the area of the FTT and that of the presnt-lay situa-
tion in all respects, whether.fareign political or internal, whether
as regards ethnical, economic or cultural relations in.that region.
You know that the government of the Fai has never opposed direct
agreement with Italy over the FTT by the peace treaty, but the first
pre--supposes the second as far as such a direct agreement would be
possible: For .Yugoslavia, natura117, as regards the FTT both the
application of the peace treaty and the agreement with Italy mean
the renunciatinn of important oarts of ethnical Yugoslav territory,
means in fact heavy sacrifice which will not be forgotton in the
souls of our peeple. --ut we nevertheless consider at the present
time an agreement under fair terms -.and only to such an agreement
would the government of the FiraY be able to agree - as beiJter than
the peace treaty and that above all because such an agreement would
be a powerful contribution to the strengthening of peace in this
nart of Europe and the evelopment of peace-loving co-operation
between Italy and Yugoslavia. And only warmongers could today
have an interest in acting against the development of such co-
operation.
."In general, as concerns an agreement between Yugoslavia and
Italy over the FIT, earlier - just at the time of the Th.ris confer-
ence - there was no le..jectinn by other TDOWQ-CS. Also there was no
objection when in the so-called agreement Tito-Togliatti there were
formulated the ossable bases for such an agreement between Yugo-
slavia and Italy. It is eurorising and funny that now cominform
propaganda comes down on the -government of the FTHY simply because
now - just a8 three years ago - it expresses its readiness to
escape from the blind alley in which the apPlidation of the peace
treaty has led as reg,:rds the FTT by direct agreement between Yugo-
slavia and Italy; end it is very entertaining to consider how the
cominform wise men. try ",dialecticatly" to nrove how the Tito-
Togliatti agreement was. good three years r7_:9 and bed today.
However, the government of' the FTRY in spite of the outcry from
rightists and "leftists" a's,road, nevertheless continues to remain
a nrotagonist of such an agreement be,ause,it would be, especially
if amplified by mutual obligations regarding the protection of
natienal minOrities - an important lever of peace-loving co-operation
between our people and the Italian peonle. Such co-operation would
be important for the positien of peace in Europe .
"Alt such an agreement, natUrally, does not depend only on our
wishes but also on the Italian factor:. It would not, however, hp
possible to say that the way in which from the Italian side this
question has 1)o:en started has made easier the approach 'to its solu-
tion. On the contrary, it is our opinion that it has made it much
more difficult. -1.1t, it is quite clear that the deMands formulated
in the Italian official nronouncements in no circumstance Present
an acceptable basis for such an agreement. That which the Italian
government now officially demands is in fact that which'the govern-
ment of the FTHY resolutely refused during ,the time of the 7aris
conference and to which the formation of the FTT was then presumed
to be a lesser evil. It is very unrealistic and, to out it
mildly, unprofitable to reckon that the government of the F71IY will
now be able to accept what it was not able to accept in 1946. Of
these demands themselves I do not have to inform you senarately
because vnU have learned of them in the press. In general they
amount to the demand that more or less the _whole FTT should go to
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to Italy, including in fact the main part) of zone
is under our military government anl Whose population is
ently Slovene or Croat. - In short that in fact is not a
an -agreeMent but a-proposal for a unilateral solution in
Italy. -
B which
ape rider
basis for
favour of
With ragard.to such a stat 4 of affairs the government of the
FPRY has 1en of the opinion that it would be senseless to indulge
in further polemics on that question which could in no .sense make
easier its -solution. obviously We must, then, consider that today
the condition's still do not exist for an immediate solution of that
question.
"However, Ets Comrade Tito recently said in one of his statements
that does hot mean that that fact which is of course regrettable,
has to be an obstacle to the further positive develppment ofrela-
tions between Yugoslavia and Italy. Pn the contrary it can be
hoped that a suitable development of relations and peaceloving-
Co-operation between the two countries in the end will make easier
also the solution of the question of the FTT,
"As concerns the second part of the queation, namely the
queStibn: of the attitude of the government of the FPRY towards the
Italian CaMpain over the elections in the-.Capodistria and Buje
counties I would lake to say a few words separately.
'The elections in the so-called zone, B were normal and indis-
penbible'local elections for the county people's. council. Those
elections,? however, were utilisedby certain political circles in
Italy to organise a shameless, Slanderous Campaign against, Yugo-,
slavia in which the propaanda (.)f---the fascist remains and the
cominformists sinply comnated in fantastic slanders. The version
was put lorwari.that YutosiaVia: was Preparing the annexation of zone D.
There was mention of deaths and serious injuries at the elections,
of people driven mad, of suicide, of half-naked people who were
brought to the poilin:4 booths by -t-,he militia, etc.; etc.. The head
of the Military 7overnment of the Yug,oslav army in zone published
a few days after the election; on the basis of confirmed and detailed
reports', the'atatementsof representatives of the press in :-elTade in
which they denied all that camnaign of lies and fabrications. The
government of the FY did not consider it necessary.furthor.to take
part in Unmasking that'caMpai2m simply because it was not convinced
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The aims )f this camPaign were obvious. On the one
hand it, was intended to discredit the elec'Tims in zone B
and to question whether the Teeorle in this zone had had the
opportunity to express their will, and on the othee- hand it
was _intended to prevent,-or at leaet to im-eede the PiDssibility
of an agreement between Yugoslairia an Italy over th-a Trieste
question. ks far as the first of these aims is concerned , it,
failed utterly. It male no difference how many lies there were,
the real state of. affairs had the real desires of the people
in zone B could not be conceeled. 'Is for as the second or these
aims is concerned, it was to a cert,ir extent successful, that
is to say it did hold up the settlement of the, Trieste oueStion,_
butthis lAccess'is of no use to Italy nor to the consolidation
of peaceful co-operation between Yugoslavia and Italy. In any
case it should he emphasised that a campai7n of this sort, of
lies and slandere will make no impeeession en the peoples of the
FrRY and their government in the defence of our national rights
and int-rests. "
Unfortunately the affair did not end here. You know
very well that sriME, of these trumred uT statements from the anti-
Yugoslav campai,n and some of the anonymous " announcements and
"evidence" in th-a- official announcements and speeches were used
as serious are:uments by the representatives of the ItIlian auth-
orities. It remains for us merely to lament that the Italian
-overnment eceepts the authenticity of these "statements" which
have been picked up in the street and that they used these impro-
bable and completely unauthentic announcements as a basis for
their official attitude. However, in the name of Government of
the .FFRY l must announce that this Government is well acquainted
with the situation in Zone "B" at the time of the elections, -
also with a few insignificant incidents which happened amongst
the voters, such as harpen everywhere in the world at election
times, - and because of that it can decidedly refute any argu-
ment concerning the lawfulness or unlawfulness of the elections
in Zone "B". the people in Zone "B" could express their will
freely and did so. It remains fcr the Government of the FPRY
to respect this will and to protect it from terrorisation, such
as various anti-Yugoslav elements try to -)rganise from without.
Where thesd attempts are leading is shown by the discovery of
weapons on one of the ship t on the route between Trieste and
.Capodistria. The Yugoslav Government is not disposed to over-
estimate this incident, but it certainly is a symptom of the
atmosphere created by the unbridled anti-Yue-oslav campaign which
is headed jointly by the extreme right-winr, chauvinist reactift
and the Cominformists. If nothing, else, this incident is a
good object lesson that this is not the way to settle the pending
questions between the two countries.
Finally I would like to stress once more that in spite of
this, the policy of the Government of the FTRY has not changed
in any respect towards Italy. We are deeply confident that the
friendship between the Italian and Yugoslav peOples is possible
and necessary ,and that nothin-, insoluble lies in the way of
creating a firm pledge of peace between the two countries.
Obviously, success in this direction depends on whether the de-
cisive factors in Italy will be in a position to pass over
what old belligerent Italy claimed from Yu-oslavia as being
their ethnical soil. In other words, the result depends on
whether and in what way the decisive men in Italy will be able
to change the old imperialist policy which experitnced the
Second World War could be changed into a realistic policy of
peaceful co-operation aid mutual respect of the pep ln on each
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Taking Part in the discussion Franc Bevk spoke about the de-
natitmaliSatic4olicy of the Italian Government towards the
80,000 Slovenes who have remained in Italy. Re mentioned a number
Of facts about the 'discriminatory methods of the Italian Govern-
mep.A.to Slovene education and culture and about the terrorisation
ef7SIovene populace.
Make Dace Ivan Regent and Vladimir Simic spoke about the
chauvinist campaign against the Yugoslav Zone and other manifesta-
tiokj.s of Italiin irredentism.
In the spirit of the unanimous attitude of the participation
in the discussion, Peter Stambolic, who was in the chair,proposed
the conclusion: that the Committee completely agrees with the
Government's policy towards Italy and the Trieste question. The
proposal was uanimously acceoted.
ABOUT RELATIONS WITH GREECE.
Tbe President read Sinisa 5tankovic's proposal to" beseech
the ForeiFn Minister to acquaint the members with the development
a diplomatic relations between Yugoslavia and Greece and the atti-
tudw of the Yugoslav Government to the possibility of normalising
thise relations at the session of the Committee, so that the Com-
mittee should he able to discuss the question more closely.
Sinisa Stakovic came up to the rostfum and nave a brief ex-
planation. He said:
"The serious deterioration of diplomatic and other relations
between Yu.,:oslaviaaand her neigibour, Greece, which happened after
the war, was the dirct consequence of the adventurist foreign po-
licy , which the recent reactionary holder of the power in Greece
practiced towards their neighbours and especially towards Yugosla-
via,. However, the recent elections in Greece have shown that the
vast majority a the Greek people areopposed.te,such a policy.
One cannot deny that these elections have considerably chang-
ed the situation in regard to Yugoslav-Greek relations and on the
other hand one cannot deny that the normalisation and settlement
of relations between Greece and Yugoslavia,are a serious factor
in the creation of petplee in the Balkans, and that the settlement
of relations between/two neiEhbour countries is a contribution to
the general peace of the world."
Immediately after this Kardelj announced:
"Comrades, and People's Deputies, You have learned from Com-
rade Tito's report at the last session pf the National Assembly
that the Yugoslav Government had decided to take certain steps
,to normalise relations with Greece. For this aim preparations
for resuming railway transport and post connections, the use of
the free zone of Salonika by our state and the exchange of envoys
between the two countries have been made. Naturally this facili-
tat4s a settlement of the quwstion of the Greek children whose
parents are in Greece and are demanding the-return of their chil-
dren.On its part the Yugoslav Government will do everything it
can to settle the question as quickly as possible in tip spirit
of the United Nations Resolution about, the Greek children.
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This does not mean that these-measures,have exhauSted all the
questions to be settled between the two countries' 'There are
certainly some'more questions which disauiet our peppleyvgtly e;
much. .Such a auestion would be, for instance, the position of,
the Macedonian minority in Greece' Put even so, the above mention-
ed measures have taken a step in the direction of making possible
re,Tular contact between the two countries and the further normal-
isatin of relations. There is no doubt that this fact represents
a vital change in the relations between the two countries, when
one considers what they have been from the end of the waruntil
now.
The enemics of our country and the professional anti-Yugoslays
have naturally been writing rubbish about this and usino this faCt
to slander Yugoslavia insinuating that the above mentioned measures
for normalising relations between Greece and Yue.oslavia have all
kinds of political and military aims,which,in factItha.y. have not.
It is typical that here too, the extreme ri-ht-wing, reactionaries
and every possible fascist element and Cominform anti-Yu-roslav
h6Wlers in Greece and other countries have meet on th3same ground.
This combined action is being_ repeated in other countries as well
and is expressinT exactly the same politic-il line of present day
Cominformism which,at the be',innin;-. of 1930,allowed fascism. to
come to power in Germany,
However, the reasons for which the.YuT-oslav Government has
decided to adopt the necessary measures for normalising relations
with Greece can be summed up in a word: peace, The YugoSlav
Government has always considered that the correct relations with
neighbouring countries- wherever' this is possible, that is to
say, wherever this is desired by.both sides and the objective
conditions-eXist - are one of the most important factors for the
peace and security of our countr. It is comprehensible therefore,
that, in the light of its: policy the Government considers it.essen-
tial.to normalise relations with its neighbour. country Greece-, as
soon as the opportunity presented itself. And So the,: meaning of
the change in Yugoeav-Grek relations need be sought only in this.
I am confident that all those who really care about the consolida-
tion of peace will approve the attituie of the Yugoslav Governmnnt,
and that this attitude will not appeal , to those who would like
to see the Balkans once more turned into a gun-powder barrel.
Today more than ever the conditions exist for the Balkans not to
be that any more as far as the Balkan, peoples are concerned,
but that can only be the case if the Balkan peoples are in a
position not, to be the weapon of somebody' else's policy. Anyway,
Yugoslavia is nobody's weapon except that of her own people and
that is why at present she is the strongest pillar of peace in
this Part of Europe. She will continue her policy of consolidating
peace within her bordere and normalisinp, relations with Greece
as elewents of her policy.
When considering the normaltation of relations with Greece,
one must naturally have in mind the factors which enabled the change
in our relations with Greece to take place. The liquidation of
the civil war in Greece allowed the internal development of that
Country to go its own way,whether we like it or not, but which we
must reckon with as a fact. The defeat of the Democratic Army
in Greece was also the consequence of Cominform poliCy as,were
also many of the failures suffered by the progressive powers in
various parts of the world: No movement which becomes the tool
of somApiiitonafkirRireige260/OhleYth6i its own people for
very long. Those who tried to use
movement
as a tool of their foreign policy and in particular their policy
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oftalnst Yugoslavia bear:the historical reSponsibility for the
defeat.of:that movetent.
After that2the danger of a dictatorship of a fascist and
extreme reactionary group in Greece threatened. It is obvious
that under such a government Greece would have become a contri-
buting factor to'tenSion in the Balkans; not to mention the harm
it would have done to the Greek people and the remnants of demo-
cracy in that country. Both the Yugoslav Government and the
masses of our people could clearly see that it would not have been
possible to ,creat normal reciprocal relations with that sort of
Greece. This attitude has been expressed in our press more than
once.
However, the fascist and extreme reactionary groups in Greece
have suffered a defeat and have not succeeded in,secUring the autho-
rity for themselves. Without exaggeration we can Bay that this
def at r.ontributed to the desire of the Greek people to co-operate
with the peoples of Yugodavia with whom the Greek people have no
reason to live in enmity. On the contrary historical tradition
speaks of the friendliness of these peoples and hbout the mutual
struggle against foreign oppressors. The normalisation of Yugo-
slav -Greek relations was therefore undoubtedly a factor which
could contribute to the maintenance of certain liberal forms of
government in Greece and the decrease in the number of democratic
victims.
On the other hand the pnoples of Tugodavia undoubtedly gain,
dirently from the normalisation of relations, both politically
and economically. The resuming of railway transport arAl the
use of the free zone of Salonika will facilitate economic communi-
cation between our country and foreign countries. This is one
more defeat for the economic blockade of Yugoslavia which the
Eastern European governments are carrying on for a second year '
by now.
There, comrades, is the ,essence of the measures taken to-
wards the normalisation of Yugoslav- Grek? relations. I am con-
fident that you will approve of these ,zteps by which the conditi-
tions are prepated for the normalisation ofGreek-Yugoslav rela-
tins. And finally it is perfectly clear that concrete relations
between the two countries depend. ultimately on the good will of
the masses of the people of one country towards the other. Our
people's sympathy for the Greek people has always been very strong.
But it depends naturally on the character of the Greek Government's'
policy as to whether. our public will support.the further develop-
ment of Greek-Yugoslav relations."
After this Lidija Sentjurc spoke about the attempts as the
Soviet propagandists to use the normalisation of Greek-Yugoslav
relations, which contribute to the consolidation.of peace in
this part of Europe, for their anti-Yugoslav campaign. Then
,comrade Laza.Mojsov spoke.. This is part of what he said:
"The Macedonian people and the peoples of Yugoslavia
cannot be disinterested in. the fate, of their brothers inAegean
Macedonia. They cannot watch uncocerned the brutal way in which
the basic rights of citizens of national minorities in Greefe
are being abused, nor can they reconcile themselves with the .
poligy of the denationalisation and political persecution carried
but by the Greek reactionary rulers on the Macedonian minorities'.
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Therefore, the continued porsecution of the Pacedonian minority
in Greece is a hindrance to the complete normalisation of rela-
tions between our country and Greece and is certainly a hindrance
to eliminating the mistrust which the Macedonian people foster,
justifiably, because of the former policy of the Greek rulers
towards this minority. ,ne of the prime criteria on the basis
of which the sincerity of the announcegient* and intentions of
the Plastiras Govegnment about the internal pacification of Greece
and democracy in Greece can be ?estimated4 Plastiras's Government
will show its desii-e for the complete norm-alisation of rations
with our country if they bring an end to the brutal,barbarous
policy which the previous Greek leaders carried out on the Mace-
donian minority, if they release all the Macedonians without
reserve from the prisons and camps and the tens of thousands of
deported Macedonians on death islands - if they recognise the
basic minorjty rights of the Macedonians in Aegean Macedonia,
which is to say,that they be allowed to use their own language,
that they have schools in their language, as this is the minimum
be be guaranteed to a national minority in any civilised state.
This is the indispensible condition which will contribute to
the true normalisation of relations between our two countries."
Resuming the discussion the chairman Stankovic stated that
the Committee had expressed its agreement with the steps taken
by the Government for normalisin,o. relations between Yugoslavia
and Greece and announced further that he would hand over a con-
clusion on these lines to the National Assembly.
Thus after four full hoUrs the Committee for Foreign Af-
fairs concluded its session. It showed that th)Peorle's Deputies
were keenly interested in current international problems concern-
ing the foreign political relations of our country.
("Borba" - 17th May 1950)
* will certainly be the relations of that government towards the
Macedonian minority inGreece
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NEW ANTI-YUGOSLAV PROVOCATION IS BEING PREPARED IN PRAGUE
Prague, May 16th.
The Czechoslovak authoritieg have undertaken illegal
and discriminatory measures also against Hadosav Bagajic,
representative of the Yugoslav newspaper Agency TANJUG in
Prague. Already on April 13th of this year, the Tanjug corres-
pondent Bagajic asked,in the usual way, for Ph exit
visa from the Czechoslovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as
hedesii-ed to return to his country. With no reason whatso-
ever for refusing ?the visa and despite the fact that the
consular procedure for issaing such visas is done in the.
shortest time possible in all countries, the Czechoslovak
Ministry has not yet issued the visa, nor has it considered
necessary to give an explanation for its discriminatory
attitude. 1though several interventions have been made
by the Yugoslav Embassy in Prague, asking for Bagajidls
exit visa, the Czechoslovak authorities have taken no notice
of those interventions, and intend to keep the representa-
tive of the Yugoslav press by force in their country.
Violating in this coarse :end unpermissible manner the
consular procedure which is respected in all civilized .
countries, the Czechoslovak authorities arc applying in'this
case an act of discrimination and force of the worst kind ,
towards the correspondent of a socialist country, preventing,
him to return to his own homeland.
This act of tyranny towards the 'representative of
the Yugoslav newspaper agency, becomes even more obvious when
compared with the way in which the Yugoslav Ministry of '
Foreign Affairs had issued the exit visa to 1,1cki, corres-
pondentiof the Czechoslovak telegraph agency in Belgrade, who
left Yugbslavia most recently. The Yugoslav consular autho7
rities issued the exit visa to Vrbecki, correspondent of the
CTA in the Ilsual time taken for doing such services, not
making any difficulties or preventing him to leave for Czecho-
slovakia. This correct procedure on the part of the Yugoslav
authorities towards the Czechoslovak correspondent, has been
answered by the authorities in Prague.by the discriminatory and
forceful keeping of the Yugoslav correspondent, an act equal
to a provocation against snj_alist Yugoslavia.
This discriminatory and hostile act against the
Tanjug correspondent in Prague did not take placesuddenly and
unexpectedly TheAzlechoslovak authorities have been preven-
ting systematieally already for a long time the work of our
correspondent and have made him pass through various discrimi-
natory measures, which they are not 1n with any o4 the
other foreign correspondents in Prague, not even with the most
reactionary representatives of theimperialist press. The
authorities banned and confiscated several times and with no
reason whatsoever thebulletin issued by the Tanjug Agency in
Prague, until finally it was completely banned, The corres-
pondent Bagajic has been prevented from having any information
on Czechoslovakia, which is otherwise placed at the disposal
to all other foreign correspondents, only because he published
the truth on socialist building in Yugoslavia. He was not
even permitted to be present during 'the usual press conferences,
to which the representatives of all foreign newspapers and
agencies were invited. This preventing of normal newspn.per
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work ws only r, part of the. organized hostile campaign and
procedure which the Czechoslovak authorities. had been.aply-
ing against the representative of the Yugoslav socialist
press during the last few months.
TI-is forceful keeping of the Yugoslav correspondent
in Czechoslovakia is being done at the moment when the regime
of terror and ill-treatement of Yugoslav citizens is being
more intensly applied each day, at the moment when the
procedure towards the citizens of socialist YugoSlaVia is
criminal and unknown in a cultured Country. These discrimi-
natory methods against the representative of the Yugoslav
press have been undertaken by Czechoslovak authorities
right at the moment when,more and more often, cases of dread-
ful physical and psychic torture, ill-treatement and murder
of Yugoslav citizens in Czechoslovak jails, are being disco-
vered. Passing over r11, legal regulations and human Consi-
deration, and trampling the most fundamental rights of
man, the Cominfort authoritiestAEt Iqm#Ioslovakia show in this
case, that they are re:-.dy to commit abominable crime and
provocation, only in order to serve to the aggressive campagin
and policy against Yugoslavia and in order to stifle the
sympathies and respeot which Yugoslavia enjoys czong the
Czedhpslovak people. The method of fordeful preventing the.
Yugoslav correspondent to leave Czechslovakia, c-rresponde
perfectly to the bolicy and spirit which reigns in the Com-
inform countries and to the usual way of concoting anti-
Yugoslav provocations. This preventing of our correspondent
to return to his country, according to this inpermissible
manner and accordini to the sitilarity of methods used in
-pracice by the Cominferm countries and applied in the
organization of anti-Yu'r:oslav provocations and trials, points
to the fact that the Czechoslovak authorites arE being led
in this case, by shameful and criminal tendencies. This is
also proved by today's report given by the Czechoslovak Tele-
graph Agency, in which the Yugoslav correspondent Bagajic
is being shamelessly slandered and accused, thrOugh the mouth
of the provocator ant former typist in -Lie Tanjug agency, Maria
Franle, stating'that he-had been carrying out a spying acti-
vity in Czechoslovakia. Such methed in initiating a campaign
and . making such false accusations, are the best proof of
the true aim of this forceful keepin7 of Tanjug's correspondent
Bagajic, and point to the intention of the Czechoslovak autho-
rities to organize a new anti-Yugoslav provocation, '(7anjug)
(Borba May 17, 1950)
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ASSM3LYC;F. .q1E CE TRAL CO- 21.WTIVE.UNIN .ENDS
In his report, Submitted in the course of the first day of
the session the secretary of the Central Co-operative Union of
,Yugoslavia, Dr:Mihajlp VUokovic,referred among other things to the
following:
That there are at present ih the F7RY more than 18,000 co-
operatives and co-operative unions with a membership exceeding 4
million; that agrieultural co-operatives of the general type ,
represent the most widely spread form bf our co-operative: movement;
that their number grew from 5,041 at the end of 1945to 94060 at
the end of the past year or if we want to express it by an, index
number we arrive at a figure of 179, ..7!nd that their membership grew
from 500,000 to 3,5O000 or to an index number: of 660,
Even in their initial stage, while engaged only in exchange of
goods, they 'became an important factor on the market. Their turn-
over, which varied from10 to 16 billion, grew to 18 billion dinars
in 1948, On cOltpari-5011 with 1946i the index number of their total
turn-over amounted to 177.
Speaking of the peasant working do-operatives, Dr.Vuokovic
stressed the rapid rate of their growth. In comparison with the
past year, their number grew by 4?,. the number of their home-
steads by 547%, and the size of their land holdings by 559%.
Actually, there are now in our Country 7,012 peasant working co-
operatives with 377,163 households which means that they .amount
at present 16% of the total number of the; peasantry. They own
1,978,125 hectares of land or 19.6% of the total arable area.
Adding to this areas cultivated by co-operative farms of the general
type and those belonging to the government sector, one must come
to the conclusion that the socialist sector of Yugoslavia owns
already more than 26% of the total area.
The Resolution
The resolution passed by qle assembly poihts out that the
principal taSk of the agricultural co-operatives of the general
type is the promotion of agricultural production on their farms and
struggle for higher yields. Co-operatives should not only engage
in trading, but they should mobilize the working peasantry to
participate more activelyin solving rural problems, that is, in
establishing and fulfilling sowing plans, in cultivating and taking
care 'of crops, in land reclaming activities, application of
scientific methods of work in agriculture and stockraising, in
establishing and realizing purchasing plans., and so on.. In order
to accomplish this they should assist individual farmers in hauling
teams, machines and implements, fruit and vine nursery plants,
fertilizers, in means for protection of plants, and so on. It is
aleopointed out that' socialise demecracy should constantly be
promoted and extended for the reason that it should ensure the
widest activity and initiativeof co-operative members and that
they should be. urged to pay a greater attention to the problems of
savings and credits in order to promote their homesteads and meet
their requirements on the basis of self-assistance.
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Cooperatives arealso aJvised to pay greater consideration
to the skill of their lumbers and organise illiterate courses to
be attended by every illiterate memberand cultural-artistic
entertainments, /7).1.so,on. A matter of particular importance is
that they should mobilize their membership for building co-operative
centres which should become ::earera_of culture in our villages.
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The development of socialist democracy merits full attention
of members of peasant working co-operatived who should oppose all
.attemnts at violation of this principid is particularly
important to 'establish a close co-operation between peasant working
and agricultural co-operatives of the general type with regard to all
matters concerning villages ac a. whole. Members of peasant working
co-operatives should try to settle rural communal problems in co-
operation with individual farmers, they should try together to
Promote agricultural production and they should assist each other.
After- making reference to the necessity of protecting co-
operative property, of caring properly for and of proper ,utilization
of draft animals, of protecting co-operative buildings, and so on,
the resolution " Points out that wherever introduced, the group
system of work should tle improved, and wherever it has not -yet been
introduced, one should study and try to promote the co-operative
organisation of work and introduce this system as well as norms for e
every kind of job, classifyin7 them according to exertions and
required skill.
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In addition to the extension and promotion of agricultural
production (agriculture, stockbreeding, poultry raising, fruit,
growing, wine, vegetable growing, bee keeping and so on) one should
pay a special consideration to the problem of building co-operative
buildings, particularly stables and stalls, and orientate himself
to quick and simple constructions from materials obtained from local
sources.
The present delegates then addressed their telegrams to the
Central Committee of the CF of, Yugoslavia, to Marshal Tito and to
the Federal Government.
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NO 245 August 16, 1950.
HEADLINES
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P.1. MARSHAL TITO ACCEPTS J .1-iONAGE OF , FIRST CHESS POSTWAR
OLYMPIAD
NEW YORK: CELEBRATION OF YUGOSLAV DAY IN CHICAGO
PRAGUE! CONGRESS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FEDERATION
SLANDERS YUGOSLAVIA
AGAINST SLANDERS AND MISINFORMATION
* "WELL-KNOWN" FACTS OF THE SOFIA COMMENTATOR OUR
WORKERS COUNCILS
BERLIN: FORMER E'LST GERMAN MINISTER ESCAPES FROM PRISON
ATHENS: TRIAL OF TRADE UNIONISTS AND CP MEMBERS BEGINS
BRUSSELS: NEW BELGIAN GOVERNMENT FORMED
GENEVA: POLAND QUITS WHO
WAR IN KOREA:
TOKYO: NORTH KOREANS ADVANCE NORTH OF TAEGU
TOKYO: MacARTHUR HEADQUARTERS COMMUNIQUE
TOKYO: AMERICAN PLAhES DROP 7000 TONS IN MONTH
PYONGYANG: NORTH KOREANS TAKE KOSONG
LONDON RADIO PYONGYANG ANNOUNCEMENT
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P.2, COMINFORNI, MACHINATIONS .WITH GREEK REFUGEES
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stipulates that only workers wha.have signed work contracts can
be chosen into Workers, Councils; and further, "since 'most of
the workers have refused to sign such contracts it is'natural
that only workers who have forgotten their.class membership will
get into the Council's, and thus create a privileged buraucratic
stratum of workers."
First - since practically every'worker has signed a con-
tract in our country it is natural that every worker can elect
and be elected.
Second - our workers chnse in fact the best amongst them
for their representatives even before the passing of the lam,
because those workers prove their class consciousness through
their conscientious efforts to build socialism. The broad social-
ist democracy being developed by our Party will never permit the
formation of a priviled layer. In any case the law covers
that 1point; Art.2 states th,t councils are chosen for one year
but that they, or individual members can be recalled before that
period; Art.6 states yhat no one can be a'member of the Manage-
ment Committee more than two years running, etc. The slogan
"the factory tp the workers" dare not even be thought of in Bul-
garia and the Soviiet Union because it is in opposition to the
offidial, "faultless" teaching of the role of the state in the
transitional period. Sd. M.B.
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Recently a roup of .rock refugee8 arrived in luivary fro7.
Yugoslavia his is what was announced on th2t occasion by the
cohinform TroPaganda nachine;
TasS, callin on a report of a correspondent of TelepresS, .
told howthe-Jreek' refugees arrived in the `lungarian capital "having
been snatched from -a. concentration camp in Yugoslavia" and how after
that the paper talks of "the. horrors which they had survived". The
corlinform. Daily.11orker 24 hours later repented this Toss assertion,.
adding that theGreek ?refugees arrived in Budapest "after escape -
from a concentration camp in 7ugoslavia".
!hat really happened to these refugees? The difference between
these two.Statementsalone shows that. this hews" in no way differs
from the-other slanders produced by the cominform.about Yugoslavia.'
But the best thing is to. consider the facts. In January this
year a group of Greek refugees moved into Curuga and stated the wish
to go to Czechosloakia. Our authorities organised a reception station
and food, fuel and furniture.. At the end of January representatives
of the CC..Yug,oslav Red Cross and our PeoPleis Authorities visited the
reception ?station and discovered that the equipment had been complete
ruined. in only ten days .and .a wagon load of wood and a-wagon.load of
coml already burnt ? This group of Greek refugees hardly condescen-
ded to send their representatiVeg.to--meet the Red Cross delegate'
At the meeting the Yugoslav representatives showed that the Greek .
refugees had been provided with all the means necessary for life as
long as they were in YugeslaVj:a. The.cost.of maintenance, the pay
of the camp manager, of the caterer and book-keeper was paid by ,the
Yugoslav Red Cross. The remaining duties such as cleaning,cooking,
washing were left to the refugees to organise among themselves as thcy
wished. The clothing of the children and their care in general was
entrusted to the Red Cross. The refugees were enabled to organise
?theselves in their collective so that they could work and thus earn
somemoney. The refugees wore given means of communication with the
,Central Committee of the Red Cross through. the Local Committee.
At thesame meeting, at the end of January, Yugoslav '.0presen-
tatives-inforned the Greek refugees that their departure from Iltgo-
slavia did not only depend on our authorities but alsoon the ? '
authorities of those:. East Eurenenn'countries to 'whieh they wished to
.go and who still had not granted entry.. The Yugoslav linistry of
Foreign Affaira five times made representations to the Czech Governmen
demanding that the latter approve entry for these refugees. However,
the Czech Government procrastinated. In order to speed their departk11-.:
it was suggested to the refugees that they appoint from among them-
selves a certain number of persons to go to Belgrade and vis411:tlIpe
Czech Embassy to settle the Question of their departure. The/was also
offered to these delegates - . to visit in Belgrade the :'inisty
cof the Interior in order to .verify that the Yugoslav authoritieS were -..
rot obstructing their departure. ' ;However, the group of Greek refug
under the influence of cominform agitators, refused all these proposa
The behaviour of that :roup towards the Yugoslav authoritieS.Was?..fryn
the beginning, more than hostile. ?
This behaviour was provoked among them by the cominform -1w0-0,n7
who incited them against .Yugoslavia, trying to create as diffiOltia
situation as possible in the reception camp for provocative purposes.
In the end the Greek.refugees.were asked only to work for themSolvos:,
in their- collectives- and thus order their life the way they anted, .
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in whieh they would have the assistance of the Yugoslav authorities.
Rejecting the proposal of the Yugoslav representative the refugee
provvcateurs refused to draw up a list of the refugees in the camp,.
end even did not wish to notify their names
The departure of this group, as in earlier. eases already
mentioned in our press, depended only on entry permits from the Czech
authorities. However, the Czech Government refused to do that. In
place afa reply from the Czehch (Government a proposal was suddenly made
by Hungary to the effect that it was ready to accept the Greek refugees.
The. Yugoslav authorities accepted the proposal and on the 7th July,
after talks in Budapest, reached agreement. The next day the group
of Greek refugees were handed over to Hungarian representatives on the
frontier. On that occasion it was announced onthe Yugoslav side that
if there were any other refugees who wished to go Yugoslavia was
ready to send them if the Hungarian Government agreed to receive them.
Why did Hungary accept those refugees instead of Czechoslovakia and
why was cominform propaganda silent on the fact that the transfer was
Completed on the basis of a previous agreement with the Yugoslav
authorities? Primarily the cominform leaders were trying further to
use Hungary for their campaign against Yugoslavia. Besides that
Hungary was chosen because ceninform hrnpaganda could much elore easily
assert that the Greek refugees had fled from Yugoslavia to Hungary
rather than directly to Czechoslovakia. This is only in line with
their propaganda in general which, as in the case of Von Kleist, is
very forgetful when it is a matter of crossing the Hungarian frontier.
Thjs is how the ".event" appears on which Tass .and the--restof
:the cominform report their inventions. There is as much "escape"- or
'"concentration camps" in this affair as there is "sincere'' and
"friendly" intentions on the part of the cominform leaders towards'
these refugees. ? It is not necessary to proVe very far that those
refugees after. all their miseries of the war days are continuing to
be forced to playa:their pitiful role for the benefit of the shameless
cominform combinations.
The facts are clear: Yugoslavia has nothing to hide as regards
these refugees nor any reason to terrorise them or to hold them. That
is not done in our country. We have besides invited witnesses to
come and verify whether it is so. Pony witnesses have -already 'been,
lookedand made commendatory statements and asserted that it is correct,.
But in the countriosunder the control of the Soviet leaders facts show
something quite aifferent. The Soviet Government illegally and
unjustifiably retains Yugoslav children, the Czechoslovak Government
keeps Yugeslav csitizens for months in its. prisons, two -Yugoslays have
already lost their lives in those prisons, the Rumanian and Hungarian.
Governments arrest dozens of Yugoslav citizens and intern members of
the Yugoslav national minority and the Bulgarian authorities intern
even the families of people who aPe in Yugoslavia, etc.
The Greek refugees who find themselves in Czechoslovakia and
other East European countries, and whose families live in filgoslavia
have also been the subjects of this cominform practice. On the ? demand
of Parents children (according to a resolution of the ? General-Assembly
of UNO for which, amongst others Czechoslovakia voted) should be
returned to their parents. ? To the Yugoslav note of the 7th December
1949 an the 'petition of parents to the Czech Embassy in Belgrade the
reply was received that the Czech State bodies do not handle those
questions at ell,because their settlement is supposedly made by the
Red Cross in Geneva! In the same way the Rumanian,Hungarian and
Polish Governments have stern1V refused to reply to parents ? petitions
and to the notes of the Yugoslay. ,government for the return of Greek
children to their parents in Yugoslavia. - The arrival of the Greek
refugees in Budapest shows that Yugoslavia adheres.to-its international
obligations. Why do the cominform leaders not have the cournTe to do
thersame in their countries?
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MASS ARR STS AND INTERNMENTS OF THE FRONTIER POFULATION OF
HUNGARY AND BULG-RIA.
Recently , at the same time as the noisy cominform
peace campaign and the most l'antastic trumped-up news about
Yua7oslavia's alleged aggressive intentions, in Hungary, Bulgaria
and Rumania an increasingly intelLce policy of violence and
terror is being carried on against the Yugoslav national minority
and against all those who do not believe the cominform lies
and slanders about socialist Yugoslavia. This is particularly
severe in the frontier places and districts. Our press has
already given a number of concrete examples of the forced shift-
ing of the population along the Hungarian - Yugoslav frontier,
where entire villages have been ivansported with all their
belongings to unknown destinations. It has given instances of
the terrorism of the Rumanian "Security" agents, of mass intern-
ment along the Yugoslav - Bulgarian frontier of all those who
have relatives in Yugoslavia or who sympathise with her.
Thie terroristic "purging of the frontier areas" was at
first flatly denied by the cominfrom propaganda and then, since
facts are very obstinate things, they partly admitted it , saying
that the victims of their measures of violence were"clas- enemies"
or "fascists" and the like. Recently in Bucharest, in the
tradition of the Budapest and Sofia staged trials, a trial was
held. The object of it was to produce new material for propaganda
and arrests. In Bulgaria and Rumania the Cominformists did not
dare to organise reprisals for the cominform court comedies,
which were a complete failure, but demanded new forms of them.
And thus in Hungary "Protest meetings" have recently
been held in the frontier villages at which the people speak
about the alleged visit of Von Kleist and Scorzina to Yugoslavia,
about units of the Yugoslav army being "armed to the teeth with
American equipment " on the point of attacking the unprepared
Soviet Union and the other Eastern European countries, etc..To
sum it up they said that the Yugoslav press was slandering them
when it said that terror was being exercised on the frontier
population in Hungary, adding that the "small number" of Teorle
arrested were all "sworn enemies of the Hung-Irian people and
their independence. After these meetings, the persecutions
continue. In the district of 3anrov, for example, the following
people were arrested between the 20th and 25th July: Mojzesh Djordje
and his wife, Bora Janosh and his wife;Med Marin and his wife,
TomashevZhivko and his wife and ten'year old child, Nadj Janosh
Barishin Marko and Filakovic Marko. They were all arrested because
they were"politically unsound" ,"Titoites",an, kulaks. Actually,
the facts are thus:Med Marin,Barishiv Marko and Nadj Janosh are
amongst the poorest peasants in that village. Zhivko Tomasev was
a doubtful person because he recently hid a "Provocateur" who was
expelled. from Yugoslavia.
In Bulgaria at the end of July this year more violent
measures were taken in the frontier districts on the population.
The Chervenkovites arrested entire 'Yugoslav villages near the
frontier . In the.Kustendil district up to the 2nd August, mass
arre ts were carried out tn the villages of Sardev, Cheshnjinats,
Kobilje, Dragovats and Leshivats. In the district of Kula in the
same period 7 families with a total of 30 people were arrested
in the village of Rakovitsa, 2 families from Karesh and 12 from
Kapetanovats etc.. Most of these were emigrants from the FPRY or
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1..eopl.Q who...had- declared themselves as friends of *Yugosla-7ia.
The manner in which these people are arrested is particularly
brutal. The houses are entered, the .people turned out , shoved
into lorries and taken off to special "reception stetions"
whence they are taken Off in an unknown direction. For better
control and for inspection some of the members of the Dulgar-
ian Workers' 7.arty PPOm the interior assist the police in these
arrests They blockade the roads and patrol the streets.
This terrorism of the I':ulgarian eauthorities which.
has, obviously eeen thought out in advance and is being, carried
out on directi're s , has aroused great embitterment amongst
the frontier population and because of it many people haw
.fled- to Yugoslavia. Like the Hungarians,-the -fulgarians at
first .deny these measures and then admit them, but,of course,
they only apply to"a few enemies of the 13ulgarian people".
As an " exrlanation" of these measures the Fulgarians,
like the Hungarians, hold "conferences" in the frontier villages,
at which they slander the F7Y and praise the Soviet Union and
her policyof peace. Ahen they have carried out their "prolet-
arian duty" the Chervenkovite "champions of peace" devote them-
selves to interning people. Thus on the 7th August most of
the inhabitants of the district of Vidin were interned, and from
the village fo Kosovo 4 families were interned, from the village
of Karatinats 4 from Delejna 6 , from Dregov 10 and from nragomn
7 families etc..
The Yugoslav Nati:nal Committee for the Defence cf
Peace gives a true pecture of these events in Dulgaria and
Hungary; and the Hungarian and Bulgarian "protest meetings" and
"protest conferences" a true picture of the words of the Gamin-
form "champions of peace" and the arrests and acts of violence,
a true picture of their deeds. In the light of this one can
understand why the Cominformists keep cuiet nbout the invitation
of the Yugoslav congress for the defence of Peace, since after
an inquiry it would be impossible for them to organize "Protest
meetings " which would not prove that their peace-loving phrases
are only a mask for the doubtful aims of a hegemenistic policy.
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P.1. LETTERSFROM PROGRESSIVE PUBLIC WORKERS OF USA TO YUGOSLAV
INFORMATION CENTER IN NEW YORK
MASS INTERNING OF MACEDONIANS IN PIRIN MACEDONIA
P.3. LONDON: DISAGREEMENT OF USA AND GREAT BRITAIN ON CHINA
POLICIES
GENEVA: ANGLO-AMERICAN SLAVE LABOR SUGGESTION IN ECONOMIC
SOCIAL COUNCIL
AGAINST SLANDERS AND MISINFORMATION:
HYPOCRITICAL MASKING OF TERROR AGAINST OUR NATIONAL
MINORITY IN HUNGARY
A CHETNIK WITNESS AT BUCHAREST TRIAL
WAR IN KOREA:
PYONGYANG: ACCORDING TO RADIO PYONGYANG NORTH KOREANS
HAVE FULL FORCE ENGAGING ALL ALONG FRONT - AMERICANS
DROP 1000 TONS BOMBS ON NORTH KOREAN TROOPS
TOKYO: NORTH KOREA M EXPECTED TO MAKE NAKTCNG OFFENSIVE
TOKYO: MACARTHUa HEADQUARTERS COMMUNIQUE
LONDON: ECHO OF INDIA SUGESSTION ON NON-PERMANENT MEMBER UN
COMMISSION FOR KOREA CCNFLICT -RECIEVED WITH SYMPATHY FROM
BRITISH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
NEW YORK: LAMONT DISAGREES WITH PROGRESSIVE PARTY STAND
ROME: SCELBA SHARPLY ATTACKS CP ITALY
BUCHAREST: CAPITAL PU-7.8117ENT-TOVERS MORE CASES NOW
WASHINGTON: AMERICA COMPLETES DRAFT OF PEACE TREATY WITH JAPAN
POLITIKA
P.1. NEHRU CALLS ON INDIANS TO PRESERVE UNITY AND NEUTRALITY: NEW DELP'
p.4. GROUP OF STATE PROPERTY THIEVES SENTENCED
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MASS INTERNING CF MACEDONIANS IN PIRIN MACEDONIA
Skopje:, August 16,1950
Refugees who rcmhed Yugoslav territory after having escaped
from,Iirin Macedonia speak of the mass internment of entire
Macedonian? families in Pirin Macedonia,. since August 1st, by the
Bulgarian authorities. During the first ten days in August alone
about 500 families from BlaFojevgrad(Gornjo-Djumajski) and Petricki
counties were internedl while similar internments are in prepar-
ation in the rest of Pirin Macedonia.
Ors, August first and second, 300 families from Blagojevgrad
county were interned, 40 of the families were from the city itself.
The following'families from the village of Gabrovo in that county
were interned; among others: The family of A.A. Staninski(with
four members), M. Indilazov (with eight members),B. Staninski etc.
The following'families from'Dubocica were interned: the family of
M.T. Maadenov, M.A. Todorov, I.T. Musrev, I. Koorlanov, and V.I.
Mladenov. From'the village Viaje: G. Nacev (four members), G. Gogot
(five members), K. Ivanov'setc, From Lagodis: L. Grcki, and others.
From Drenovo: M. Stojilov, and others. Also four'families from
Seliste, six from Porrovnik, three from Zelendom, over fifteen from
Lesko, etc.
same
Th/measures were taken on August 7;8 and 9 in the county
of Petrick?, when around200 families woee inOeined, 50 f111 ihe ;fty.
In this county, there we-e six familes interned from the village
of Gabren, one from Krusica, five from Jawornica, ?two fromElesnica
and over 130 from the other villages.
It is with horror that the refugees speak of the terror and
the frenzied campaign of the Bulgarian police authorities against
the peacful populace. A sixty year old man; Traiche Mircevski was
badly beaten for refusing to enter a truck, and his wife was also
beaten for trying ,to take a small rug along.
These mass internments show that the Bulgarian leadership,
in its inability to stifle the desire of the Macedonian people
of Pirin Macedonia for national freedom, has resorted to using
- !I measures that border on the physical extermination of the
Macedonian people,
( Borba, ? ugust 17,1950)
LETTERS FROM PROGRESSIVE PUBLIC WORKERS OF AMERICA TO THE
YUGOSLAV INFORMATION CENTER IN.NEW YORK
New York, August 16/50
The Yugoslav Information Center in New York has received
many letters from prominent progessives in America who greet the
decision of the Yugoslav National Committee for the Defense of
Peace and support the initiative of the Congress inviting all
peace movements in the world to send representatives in order
to investigate whether Yugoslavia is preparing agressive operations,
with the condition that a similar inquiry be carried out in the
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neighborinp; territories..
The following is stated in a letter from the
well known American public worker Henry Pratt Fairchild,
-professor of New York university and member of the National
Committee of the American-Soviet Society:" You are doing
a good deed. I have a high opinion of your publications and I.
read them with great satifaction. I was particularly impressed
with your invitation to groups and individuals to visit
Yugoslavia and judge for themselves. I was satisfied with
what I saw during my visit to Yugoslavia last suumer and I
would like to visit your country again, However,. I am not
sureLdam spare the time to do so in the near future."
"I read the resolution of the Yugoslav National Committee
.for the Defense of Peace with great care. Your invitation is
truly a noble invitation - writes Cary MacWilliams, 14911
known progressive writer and for many years contributor to
the progressive magazine Nation ."
Earnest Cmelby, New York University professor also
praises the resolution as having great significance for
the creation of Er foundation for peace and understandinc!
between peoples. " I think-he ,states - that it would be a
good thing for the citizens of this country to visit Yu-oslavia
and other countries.
Up tJa Sinclair ans/401. that he read the resolution
with satisfation and that ho is sorry for not being able
to visit Yugoslavia because he is writine? a book.
Hugh Weston, member ofthe Massachusetts Peace Committee,
writes: " I warmly greet the invitation of the Yugoslav
National Committee. I consider Yu-oslavia's stand correct and
think that it should be adopted by other nations. I think
that this invitation affords us opportunity to sor, the truth
with our own eyes and thus put an end to the rumors circulat-
ing here. After a careful study of Yugoslavia's policies I
am happy to say that I canto the conclusion that Yugoslavia
is earnest in its fight for peace and equal relation betteen
socialist countries. You can count on my support of your
correct stand. "
'The'scretary of the orFanisatienwAmerican Friends'AaeNdce
Comm4tixycL,Hoskins, states that this organisation is
considering the possibility of sending its reprosentaive to
Yugoslavia. The same desire is expressed bybthe " Commission
of World Peace." (Tanjug)
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dRolfp OF;-?RILY HLOYES. OF SRiSKY VORA VICE TRIED Ii FIUMF,
-On?augUst: 14, 15 employees of thc. railyay qt tion of Srpeke
orEivice were tut .on trial 'before the 'Dietz,let Court in TqUme
beiri ? charEed w).th -theft. This group wns envolved in -theft of
tons of cerecle, vegetables and. clothing snatched from railway
w gone. In. that way damar.:7e in inflicted to both stkte and '
co7o2en:tive.:-enterprises, well 'as to certain indivi6ua1s.
The 'group. was led by Franjo Jakovae, a. ,nrehouse keeper and
other: doused, collaborated with 'Lim. In front of thr court,
they all -.pleaded to be:ullty. The -court passed .
sentenc,cs rongin. from 6 months to 6 years of imprisonment with -
hard -labour. The court' wat presided by - Krsto Jezina.
Another trial is to take plaee in Fiume shortly ap7:inst
come .maiT.gers of commercial enterprise "Pek-Pod".
La Voce del'ibpolo,._August 15, 1950j?
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NON-AGREEMENT BETWEEN BRITAIN AND THE USA ON POLICY TOWARDS CHINA
(London, 16th August,)
Foreign agencies report that Britain disagrees with the 'USA's
policy towards China. As UP reports, the disagreement concerns
President Truman's order to the American 7th Fleet to patrol the waters
of Formosa and defend this island, in case of an attack by the Army of
PR China, Britain considers that this order might lead to American-
Chinese conflict.
UP asserts that Britain finds hers,Af in a very unpleasant
position since she has recognised Mao Tse Tung's government. British
representatives made it known earlier that in the case of a Chinese
attack on Formosa the British .fleet in the Pacific would stand aside.
British fears and disquiet have especially been increased Since the
recent visit of General MacArthur to Formosa to make arrangements
with Chiang Kai Shek for military co-operation between American and
Kuo Mintang forces in the defence of Formosa. The British press
protested at this visit and the arrangement, and the British Govern-
ment has asked the USA to prevent any attack by Chian Kai Shek's
forces on continental China. The British Government considers that
Chiang Kai Shek, whose air force recently bombarded some places near
the Chinese coast, has broken Truman's order which instructed the
American 7th fleet to prevent not only an attack by PR China on
Formosa but also an attack by the Kuomintang forces on China. The
British Government fears that Chiang Kai Shek's offensive actions will
draw the USA into war with PR China and considers that that 'would have
disasterous results throughout Asia.
Judging by reports from foreign agencies the USA are dis-
satisfied with the British attitude on Formosa. United Press report'
that the US Government has asked the British Government what would
their attitude be in the case of the Chinese Army trying to make an
invasion on Formosa. Informed circles say that the American Govern-
ment considers this question urgent and important and high level tdiks
are going on about it. Military circles in Washington doubt whether
the American 7th Fleet would be in a position effectively to resist
a Chinese invasion of Formosa and therefore Washington is insisting
that Britain openly declare whether her Far East Fleet would support
the action of the American 7th Fleet or not. Britain, however, is
avoiding a public statement on this question. The Foreign Office
representative has only said that the action of Britain in the case
of an invasion of Formosa is "a hypothetical question". He, however,
denies the reports which have appeared in the press that Great BritaiN
has asked the USA to place the island of Formosa under the protection '
of UNO. Almost the whole Indian press disapproves of MacArthur's
visit to Formosa and the US policy towards China. AFP reports that
the Indian News Chronicle, whose owner is an influential member of th
Indian Parliament; describes MacArthur's visit to Formosa as "madness
and as regards American policy towards China asserts that the USA
"obstinately refuses to understand the Asiatic spirit". The States-
man of New Delhi says of MacArthur that his visit to Formosa and the
TEaration which he expressed for the head of the Kuo Mintang
"dangerously encourages an offensive" by thiang Kai Shek on PR China.
(Tanjug)
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BRITISH-AMERICAN PROPOSAL TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
.(Geneva, 16th August)
The British andAmerican delegations yesterday presented the
Economic iNAocial.Council with a joint proposal for setting up a
commission7Would examine documents relatingto,forced labour in the
Soviet-Union and report on that.to the council. ?
Reuter reports that this proposal was presented after a speech
by the head of the British delegation Corley-Smith who. again accused
the Soviet Union of holding on,its territory over 10 million slave
workers. -Smith announced that this estimate was too low since in thern
last few years there have been many mass deportations in the USSR of
the population to Siberia and Central Asia, including about 3 million
.people fromthe,Baltic Republics and Moslem areas alone.
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CORLISS LAMONT DISAGREES WITH THE LEADERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY
(New York, 16th August)
.Corliss 'Lamont,- prominent member of the National Leadership of
the Progressive Party, has declared his disagreement with the attitude
of the leaders of the Party in the Korean. question and the question of
the Soviet .attitude in UNO, He is reMaining a member of the Party
considering that_h an'better serve in the party than-out'of it.
Lamont, like John Rogge, agrees with Henry Wallace, but he does not
agree with his leaving the Progressive Party.
Lamont is also a member of the National Committee. Of the
Association for American Soviet Friendship.. He has. visited the Soviet
Union a number of times and written books and articles on.life in the
Soviet Union.
(BORBA)
EXTENSION OF DEATH SENTENCE IN RUMANIA
(Bucharest, 16th August)
A law was published yesterday. in Bucharest allowing the death
sentence for all cases of theft or destruction of anything belonging
to the armed forces. Imprisonment of from 3 - 10 years can be
aWarded to any person with knowledge of such an act and failing to
report it.
(BORBA)
SENTENCE ON GROUP OF THIEVES OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
In the large hall of the mess of the factory of heavy machine
tools in Zeleznik the peoples court has sat for some days. In order
that the workers could follow this trial, it was held in the afternoon
outside working hours, This group of thieves of public property have
been answering their charges in the presence of the collective of the
factory.
70 offenders Jave inflicted serious dsMage oh tHe factory at
Zeleznik because they succeeded in uncovering a weak spot in which
to operate. At the factory there is an industrial school where
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nothing has been grudged. For the use of this school:the factory. _
gave. machines and tools. The.grOup of offender's, under the leader-
ship of Djura Rodic, a practical iftstructor at the school, made away
with everything that arrived.
Djrua Rodic made off from the factory?with electrical motors,
electrical material,-magnetoes for motorcycles, windscreen wipers,.
carpenters! machines paints, varnish, wire volt meters, etc. All
to the value of over,670,000 dinars. . Of course he did not work
alone. ? He was helped in some of his activities by Branko Bracarevic,
a carpenter from Belgrade who bought thethings which Rodic took from
the factory. Dusan erkovic stole, together with Rodic, he is also
a practical instructo7' at the industrial school, he value of. goods ?
which he took amounts to 370,000 .dinars.
The 17 in the. dock are: besides Rodic and Bracarevic and Jerkovic?
Rade Miljevic, Metal worker in the motor factory in Rakovica who took
from his factory carpenters' machines, insulated cable, gimlets, etc.
and seId them, .neXt-Bozidar Ilic. Manager of the tool store FTAM in
Zeleznik who made off with metal saws, borers; etc. There is a1s0e...:
storeman Djemal Kadic, and Milorad Pinteric Manager of the electrical
store, Dusan Pavlovic and Slobodan Mitic practical instructor at the
industrial school, and Dragisa Pavlovic clerk at FTAM, Moncilo
Tanajotovic locksmith from Belgrade, Dragoslav Lukovic also instructo\
at the industrial school, Bogdan Aradski private mechanic, Franja
Sodomka motor mechanic, Dorevoje Djordjev.ic clerk in the firm
?Udarnik" of Belgrade, Mihail? Ilkic painter with FTAM and Stasoje
Dojinovic agricultural worker,
Although of various callings these were all solidly together in
.their plundering of national pronerty. In the court they have
continuously charged each other or tried to conceal their thefts.
The whole works collective of Zeleznik has had the opportunity to
listen for days to. theertanglaldefence of these people'.
These large thefts were nossible because ?the management of the
factory did not take sufficient.. precautions-. No kind of supervision
was carried out of the instructors and clerk's ,at the schObl during
their departure from duty when returning home. It was easy for them
to carry off materials, tools, machines and motors and to transfer
them to the instructional workshops and from thence sell them or hand
them over to .acquaintances and "business friends". During the trial
it was a ,number of ti.:-!es shown that there was no problem in taking
things from the factory, because there was no kind of inspection. In
the same way, in the instructional workshops. no-one was concerned with
what there was in it. In this way practical instructor 'S in the school '
workshops were?able-to'take off parts from separate machines and even
whole machines, on the excuse that they were doing it to train the
pupil's and thereafter to take them away and sell them.
:This trial has been a bitterelesson for the management of the firm,??_:
teaching them greater cave for national property.
The District Court of Belgrade. has pronounced the following
sentences:
Djura Rodic 20 years imprisonment with hard labour, .confiscation of,
property, Dracarevic condemned to death by shooting, Jerkovic 16 years\
imprisonment with hard labour and confiscation of property, Miljevic
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with hard labour, Kadic li years, Pinteric 2 years, Pavlovic 2i irears
Mitic li years, 1!)ratisa,Pavlovic 2 years, Panajotovic 1;->: years,
Lukovic 1 year, Aradski 4 years, Sodomka li years, Djurdjevic 6 months
Mihajlo Ilkic to 2 onths corrective labour and Vojinovic to 6 months,
The Public Prosecutor has lodged a protest at the judgment on Rodic an,
Bozidar Ilic.
(POLITIKA I col.)
' A NEW SHIP FOR THE MERCHANT NAVY
The Yugoslav shipping line has bought from the Enlgish shipping
company'Ulster" the ocean-going .ship Lord Glentorren which has already
Sailed in our ..Merchant Navy under the name Kosmaj 2. This is the
-fourth obeangoing ship after the Makedonija, Rijeka Pula.which nur
Merchant Navy has received this year.
This ship is of the same type as the majority of our big ships.
8,833 tons burden and 5,667 net tonnage. It is 123 metres long,
17 metres wide and cruises at. 11 knots.
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THE HYPOCRITICAL misKiNa OF THE TERRORISATION OF OUR NATIONAL
MINORITY IN HUNGARY,
The Hungarian Cominformists often speak about the posi-
tion of the Yugoslav national minority in Hungary, and, attempt-
ing cleverly to evade the facts, They impute that our minority
enjoys all the rights of Hungarian citizens. Thus in the broad-
cast in Serbian on the 13th of this month Radio Budapest attempt-
ed to justify the inhuman treatment of members of our mority
by the Hungarian authoritts. Naturally, for concealingnorthy
methods of Magyarizing our element3and for inspiring chauvinist
hatred and the spirit of Szent Istvan, the Budapest propagandists
are being helped by many Cominform agents and,as usual,the police.
With that eim "protest" and " eace" conferences are being
held in the villages where members o Wlinority live. The Hun-
garian police, for their part., see to it that there is a sufficient
attendance at these conferences and find two or three people
whose announcements will be quoted by the commentator of Radio
Budapest. After all that, something like this is broadcast:
"Hungary, moving along the road of Marxist-Leninist national
policy ensures well-being and opportunities for cul.tural develop-
ment to the South Slays in Hungary. And after this comes an
announcement to "beck up" this statement.
How far this justification of the Hungarian Cominformists
is hypocritical, and what sort of reception it will find especial-
ly amongst the Hunearian workers and the members of our minority
is not necessary to say. But it is typical that the Budapest
rulers were forced, under pressure of numerous protests on the
part of Hungarians living in our country and general dissapproval
throughout the world, at least in some way or other to attempt
to justify, or rather to conceal ,their policy of denationalisation.
However, let us see the facts as they are. Not only
in Hungary but in the other Cominform countries anti-democratic
and inhuman treatment of the Yugoslav minority does not differ
in the slightest today from the activities of the fascist regime.
The Hungarian revisionists have exposed our compatriots to
unheard of conditions and maltreatment , shutting down their
cultural institutions at democratic organisations, forbidding
them from using their mother tongue in the schools etc.etc.
In this way,bv preventing the national and cultural development
of our compatriots the Hungarian Cominformists have brought
into question the very existence of the members of our national
minority.
Very soon.after thise measures, when the members of
our national minority remained, so to speak, completely without
rights, many arrestsied out on all our compatriots who in
any way refused to bow to the revisionist policy of the present
Hungarian rulers. In this way all the former officials of the
Democratic Union of the South. Slays in Hungary were arrested and
in'the village of Kicsmar 7 distinguished members.of our minority
were arrested, 5 in Szanto and in Mara, Macsmar, MagyaroS and
Konbej all the Yugoslays who had taken part in the National Li-
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.But this was not sufficient for the Budapest rulers and
they began spreading chauvinist hatred and practicing a revision-
ist policy employing the approved method of transporting ,entire
villages. In this way the Hungarian police "secured" the front-
ier areas with the excuse of "removing the hostile elements" and
"the doubtful and unreliable population". A month ago they or-
dered the members of our minority living in the 'district of
Prekomurje to leave their houses and move ,out of the district
within 48 hours. On the 30th July, the Hungarian authorities
gathered together many Yugoslays from the villages of Gare and
Djurici loaded them into two wagons and sent them off to an un-
known destination; ; From Bacsalmos 50 families were sent off.
On the 23rd Ji,re about 2,1000' Yugoslays were driven frorp, various
places to Bachalmos under amred escort and then they were taken
off to-an unknown destition by special trains . Because of all
these measures several people committed suicide'and many others
have fled from their houses aid hidden in the interior of the
:country.
CHETNIK ORGANISER AS A WITNESS AT "THE BUCHAREST TRIAL.
Our Editors have received a letter from Miloje Fenlackil
a member of the CPY employed in the concern "Termoelektro"
in Kostoiac, in which he speaks about his father Rada Fenlachki
the chief witness of the Bucharest trial. This letter gives th
true picture of this Cominform agent and thereby shows yet again
the methods used by the Rumanian Cominform leadership and the
depraved characters they rely on in their struggle against our
country.
In the letter it says: "In Dorba of the 7th August 1950
an article appeared entitled 'A Vailiatempt to Justify the
Terror Exorcised on Our Minoroty in Rumania" which deals with
the true meaning of the staged trial of members of the Yugoslav
national minoril-y in Rumania. In this article the witnesses at
this trial Rada Fenlacki and Milan Mirkov are shown up in their
true light.
"Since I am well acquainted with both these people, of
which the first is my father, and .lived in their immediate vi-
cinity until November 1944, I would like to complete the pic-
ture of thecharacter of my father. -
"He went through the teachers/ training school in Somber
before the First World War. During the First World War he was
in Russia where he fought on the side of the Czarist Army
against the Red Army and was twine wounded. I have seen docu-
ments-which he still has - which bear witness of this. At the
end of the First 'World War he returned to Yugoslavia and was
employed as a teacher first of all at Ridjica .and in 1921 at
Santov. After this he became a priest and in 1926 he went to
Rumania . He settled in the village of Dinyes and became
rich by dishonest means. Here ho became acquainted with the
archpriest of the diocese of Temisuar Slobodan Kostic and with
his help, he went to Temisvar as. a school inspector of Serbian
Orthodox schools in Rumania in 1938. Here he lived until the
occupation in 1941 and at the beginning of the war he organised
the Chetnik movement of the Serbs in Rumania in conjuction with
the archpriest Slobodan Kostic. By the agreement Rada FenlacIci
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Serbs and Rumanians. During the entire time of the occupation
Rada Fenlachki as.a priest in his speeches in church called upon
the people to "join the holy war against Bolshevism".... During
1944 and especially duri/j.g the liberation and the capitulation
of Antonescu's Rumania, he began to spread propaganda secretly
through his friends saying that at the forthcoming congress of
the Slays in Rumania on the 9th May 1945 he was going to demand
that the Rumanian part of the Banat should be included into
Yugoslavia....
"During the occupation Milan Mirkov also used to come
to Rada Fenlfichki's house. One day Midkov returned from the
Eastern front decorated with Hitler's medal -the Iron Cross.
Throughout the occupation Milan Mirkov strolled about in the
uniform of Antonescu's NCO'si whereas those Who are now on
the accused bench 'I of the Bucharest trial such as Bosko Lacic
and Dr. Milos Todorov lived as outlaws in hiding from b
Antonesculs authorities
"I do not4gree with what my father Rada Fenlachki did,
because I deplore/nwavd!ce are baseness of the servants of the
Cominform who wish to disunite the worker0 movement in the world
and I therefore publicly denounce him".
(BORBA 17th August 1950)
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JEZI3 FILM AEVIEW.
"Love Story" an English Tonic Comedy
Stewart Granger suffers from technology and sometimes
from blindness. He takes refuge in. a solitary modernhotel,
which has about 200-300 guests and is surrounded by romantic
rocks, mines, the sea and factories. Stewart often takes a
walk amongst the limestone rocks and taps the stones mith
a small watchmaker's hammer. That is how he discovers Molly
and Margaret. Molly is not a woman but the rare ore-molibdenum.
Margaret, on the contrary, is not an ore but a woman and a
very pretty one too, although she composes too much music. .She
was told, by the doctors that she would soon die, let us say, in
about 40-50 years, That is why she came to thissolitary holi-
day spot. Stewart's childhood friend Patricia js also here.
She is a secret agent of a cigarette factory and smokes all the
time although it is quite obvious that she does not like it.
On the side she directs an open air review by Sophocles in a
surrealistic style but the performance is fortunately cancelled
in time.
Both Patricia and Margaret are in love with Stewart be-
cause of this rivalry there are many small discussions ana big
slaps in the face, but everything ends well since they agree
not to renounce him in spite of everything.
The film develops et.. an infernal pace: each half-hour
something happens - either an accident in the mine or a world
mar, or Stewart's operation and things like that.
Finally. Stewart and Margaret agree upon becoming a pair
and Patricia retreats with Stewart's 'cigarette lighter.
An older gentleman is also roaming in the film. He is
the mine owner and certainly wants .to play a kind of role but
because of the fault of the screen-play writer the description
of his ro4.e was left out.
(JEZ, 12th August 1950)
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CPYRGHT
J 01E1N-Pr Tia2kINTSL.A.TIOW SETZ1711CCE
SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS
This Bulletin contains translations from Yugoslav newspapers and periodicals it is intended for the use of
the participating missions and not for general distribution. Accuracy of the translations is not guaranteed.
No, 247
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HEADLINES ugust.18,.1950
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POLITIKL.
A FEW MORE FACTS CONCERNING THE"WESTERN REGIONS OF BULGARIA"
MARSHAL TITO RECEIVES INDIAN AMIASSADOR
LAKE SUCCESS: FPRY DELEGATE SUPPORTS INDIAN PROPOSAL
WASHINGTON: THREE POLISH MUSSY OFFICIALS ASK FOR ASYLUM
ATHENS: GREEK GOVERNMENT LIBERALS RESIGN
WAR IN KOREA:
TOKYO: THREE N. KOREAN DIVISIONS START TAEGU OFFENSIVE
PEKING: PYONGYANG ANNOUNCES THAT USA COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
STOPPED
OTTAWA: CANADIAN DESTROYER ATTACKS N.KOREAN PORT
TOKYO: TIT SITUATION AT THE FRONT
LAKE SUCCESS: LIE AS FCd RED CROSS ADMITTANCE
LONDON: BRITISH GEVERNMENT DEMAND TO N. KOREA
BANKOK: SIAM SENDING 4000 MEN
NEW YORK NEW COMPASS DEFENZWALLACE STAND
WASHINGTON: SOVIET EXPORT RARE ORES TO USA ANEW
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SECURITY COUNCIL
(Lake Success, 17th August).
In today's session of the Council there was still no decision
on the question of a South Korean representative attending before
the council.
Immediately before the session an unofficial meeting was held
of members- of the council at which, APPreports, the Indian delegate
Sir Benegal Rao again took uR his earlier proposal to form a
commission of the six non-permanent members of the council to handle
the Korean question.
In the session the Cube representative Alvarez accused the
Soviet delegate of returning to the Jecurity Council to defend the
interests of the aggressor in Korea and of trying to put off treating
important questions by interposing points of procedure.
The American representative Warren Austin asked for the.agree-
ment of the council with the resolution of the General Assembly,
calling for the earliest attendance of a South Korean representative
and the free entry of the UNO commission for Korea in all parts of
Korea. He again demanded of the USSR to use its influence on
Northern Korea to bring peace as quickly as pessible to Korea. He
also asked for the adoption of the principles accepted by this
General :issemblycof free-elections throughout Korea under UNO contro.1,11
He acknowledged the Indian proposal of calling a special commission
but did not, however, support it. The Kuo Mintang representative
demanded that European colonial powers maintain their fruitful and
friendly relations with Asia, rejecting the accusations of Anglo-
American imperialism and aggression of the USA in the Far East.
The Yugoslav representative Ales Bebler stated that he did not
wish to associate with either side in the Korea hostilities, emphasis-
ing, however, that that did not mean that Yugoslavia does not wish to
contribute to a solution of this question and the ending of the
present serious situation which has been reached in the work of the
Security Council in connection with that question. He sunnorted the
proposal of the Indian delegate for EI special commission of the non-
permanent members of the council.
The Norwegian representative confined himself to declaring that
the North Korean government had hot 'replied to the call of the Securitj
Council of the 25th June to withdraw its troops behind the 38-th
parallel and demanded that no representative of Northern Korea should
be permitted to attend sessions of the Security Council, He never-
theless recognised that before a final decision it would be necessary
to hear both sides.
After the Norwegian delegate, Malik spoke, declaring, not -
mentioning whether it was in connection with the Indian proposal,.
that at this moment it was senseless to speak of the future of Korea,
He accused the USA of blocking every proposal which had as its object
the peaceful settlement of the Korean quarrel, adding that what was
happening today Was more a spreading of the war than an effort to
establish peace.
The session closed at 22.25 and the next one fixed for Tuesday
at 19.00 hours. (Tanjug)
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BELGRADE CINEMAS
Belgrade and Zemun have 21 cinemas. In summer an average of
30,000 people attend daily and in, winter 50,000. This, however,
' is not sufficient, partly becnuse of those 21 only those in the
centre of the town show new films, and also because the majority
of *cinemas are concentrated in the centre: of the 15 cinemas in
Belgrade 10 are between Trg Dimitrija Tucovica and Trg Republike.
,e
There is some prospect of new cinemas. In general a new
cinema will be opened alongside each new house of culture, as has
already been done in the fourth and second rejons. There will be
two more when the houses of culture of the sixth and seventh rejons
open.
Why are not open air cinemas used in the summer months? The
theatre in Topcider, according to the director of the town film
showing company, is not suitable unless a special projector is
acquired. The theatre on Kalemegdnn is not used because the film
showing company have not been able to come to terms on rent with the
Peoples Committee of the first rejon.
Finally, the terrace cinema "20th Oktobar? for unknown reasons
has so far not been adapted for film presentations.
As it seems this question is not treated seriously by anyone.
But that is not all. Not only are the open air gardens not
used but many cinema theatres remain unused or serve other purposes.
The former Corzois today n mensa for the sports club BSK. In
Sarajevska there is a modern hall, the pre-war 'Triglav"cinema. It
is used for the present for conferences. It is said that later it
will be opened as a cinema, but we have waited siX years already.
There are other cases such as this. The director of the town
film showing company says about these unused cinemas: "It is true
that certain of these could be repaired and made fit for showing,
but we have, you see, relinquished them.
The reasons'preventing the town company from using gardens and
former.cinemns are not known. It is only certain that it is much
easier to renew than to build from scratch, and it is already past
the time when these cinemas, of which there are not enough in Belgrnle,
were at once returned to Belgraders.
(POLITIKA Summary li cols.)
THE QUESTION OF A JOINT EUROPEAN ARMY AND ARMAMENT OF WESTERN GERMANY
In the French town of Strasbourg the Council of Europe has bet-,
sitting since the 7th of this month. The agenda includes many
questions, amongst which are the Truman plan, the question of re-
arming Western Europe, a draft convention on the rights .of man, etc,
However, at the first session they turned to the question of incor-
porating Germany in the EuroPean.unien of peoples and its re-armament
and Churchill proposed a resolution on the formation of n "joint
European army". athough Churchill's proposal was unexpected
nevertheless it has been one of the main objects of the "European
Assemblywhich is ,attended by representatives of Turkey and Greece
in addition to 104 delegates from the West European countries and
18 from West qormany and 3 from the Saar.
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This is the first time since 2933 that Germany has taken a
place in an international assembly, The question of the entry of
Germany into the Council of Europe was raised by Churchill at the
beginning of this year. On one occasion in the House of Commons
he said. that he did not see any reason why the British, French and
German soldiers should not be comrades in a' combined system of defence
And at, the first meetings of the Qouncil of Europe which were devoted
to the question of drawing Germany into the European defence system,
Churchill supported the German case and demanded of the Assembly that
It assure its German friends that we will defend their security as our
owns The other representative of the British Conservatives Robert
-Boothby, whams the first to declare openly in the Council of Europe
for the rearmament. of Western Germany, announced before the German
delegates that he did not believe that Western Europe can be.defended
if.Germany remains outside. "If Germany enters the European Union
she will have to make a full contribution to joint defence under the
same conditions as the others." Many other delegates also declared
in the same vein.
The view of the 'Frenchand German delegates was awaited with
the greatest interest. It is known that the French, eqe6cially since
the second world war have almost always taken a hostile line when it
has been a question of Germany. They have been driven to that by
experience from. twol,ers. The representative of France in the Council
George BidaUlt in his speech devoted to the defence of Europe ignored
the question of the rearmament of Germany. The second representative
of France Paul Renaud, on the contrary, declared that the ranks of a
European army must be open to German troops. He called on the German
delegate to give his view on that question. The Qerman delegates
epproached Churchill's proposal on the formation of a joint European
army with great caution. While representatives of the government
voted for the formation of the army the social democrats in laying
down conditions tried to extract as much advantage as possible from
this, for them, very convenient situation. In this connection one
government representative declared that his government agreed in
principle with the idea of forming a European army, while the Social
Democrats hold the view that the acceptance of that idea would only
be possible if West Germany passed from the status of an associated
state giving an armed centingent to the position of an 0011,9.l partner,
both in the political plan and in the framework of a European army.
In the question of the re-arming of Germany there appeared an
even more divided opinion among the West German delegates. The
leader of the German socialists Karl Schmidt was strongly opposed to
the rearmament of Germany, emphasising that the rearmament of his
country would do a disservice to peace and the unity of Europe.
Although Churchill's proposal at the start met with. a. favourable
reception and was adopted by a majority, considerable opposition
appeared later in theediscuSsion.---The two opinions on this question
also appeared in the Danish delegati*n. The majority of represen-
tatives of the Scandinavian countries came out against Churchill's
proposal. It is significant that even among the British delegates
there is a divided opinion. The Conservative representatives gave
unanimous?support-to Churchill's proposal, while the, opinion of the
Labourites was divided.. In commenting on this attitude of the British
delegation Associated Press says that this division or opinion among
the Labourites which will probably express itself in Parliament) might
easily bring down Clement.Attlee's Government and lead to new elections
in Great Britain. Almost the whole British press expressed the view
that the work in Strasbourg is without value. The Sunday Times says
that an European army 'wouldnever, be homogenuous and would always have
the character of one composed of National Armies with separate
languages, patriotisms and traditions. "A united Euoprean state is
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ONE MOE FACT ABOUT THE"3ULGARIAN WESTERN PROVINCES"
Judging by the reply of Radio Sofia, a certain article
recently published in Politika inflicted a heavy blow on the
champions of greater Bulgarian policy. That article told only
the bare truth and so one need not be surprised if the Bulgarian
reply was embittered. We will once agai* support this truth
with facts, this timd mostly taken from the Bulgarian reply.
?The title of the article and the main topic put before the
Bulgarian chauvinists in that aticle was: what are those "Bul-
garian western provinces?" "The Western provinces is the name
given to certair parts of Serbia by the Bulgarian chauvinists
during the time of Ferdinand and Boris. From that time until
now nothing has changed in Bulgaria in this respect: the Bulga-
rian rulers still use the expression "the Western provinces"
meaning certain parts of the People's Republic of Serbia and
at the same time we know exactly - both we in Yugoslavia and
they in Bulgaria - what is understood by the "Western provinces".
It means part of present Yugoslav territory which was allotted
to Bulgaria at the peace at San Stephano in 1878. According to
the peace treaty, the whole of Macedonia and certain areas of
Eastern and Southern Serbia should have come under Bulgaria.
At San Stephano the So-called greater Bulgaria was created and
we should therefore not be surprised that the Bulgarian bourge-
oisie emphasised this Bulgaria as their "national ideal".
However, unfortunately it was Ircved that San Stephano
Bulgaria was not the national ideal of the Bulgarian bourgeoisie
alone. Let us see what Vasil Kolarov thought of a Bulgaria
of this type. In his book "Agaihst Hitlerism and its Bulgarian
Servants" he says : The treacherous fascist clique gra Making
base apeculations on the grave disease of the Bulgarian people,
which was brought about by the annulment of the San Stephano
Treaty about the parcelling out of San Stepbano Bulgaria by
the great powers at the Congress of Berlin". The annulment of
the San Stephano Treaty,he then terms as " flagran-t injutice
towards the Bulgarian people."
On page 132 of the "Lessons in History of the Bulgarian
Workers' Party (Communists)" there is this sentence:" TheVe
iMperialistic tendencies of the Bulgarian bourgeoisie and
Monarchists,who for their part had ideas about the greatness,
glory and consolidation of the dinasty corresponded with the
aspirations for national unification of the Bulgaripq people,
for a San Stephano Bulgaria." In the same part of/pAlication
one can read about "Morava Bulgarians" which clearly shows
the aspirations of the Bulgarian chauvinists which began with
the San Stephano peace and goes on today.
The commentator of Radio Sofia fAels much insulted
because the People's Democracy of Bulgaria is being imputed
with the aspirations of the San Stephan? Peace. If he did not...:..
know it before, he wi14ppe from the two quotations that it
is senseless to statef't3hly two provinces are in questi-m when
speaking about the "western Bulgarian provinces" ,namely the
Bvsiljgrad and Cirod districts, of which the latter the
Yugoslays call Dimitrovgrad.
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After the war, in the FeaCe Treaty, the Bulgarian Government
recognised that the districts of Bosilgrad and Dimitrovgrad
were part of Yugoslav territory. 'However, right till the end
of last year the Ministry in Sofia sent various acts and direc-
tives not only to Desiljgrad and Dimitrovgrad but even to the
district of Pirot .
These facts show that there are men in the Ministry in
Sofia who do not know about the changes introduced after the
war. It shows that such an attitude cmo.eals an even worse
background. The directives sent from Sofia to the districts
of Bosiljgrad, Dimitrovgrad and Firot at the end of 1949 best
show how firmly 'greater Bulgarian chauvinism is embedded in
the highest state institutions of the People's Democracy of
Bulgaria. Such an occurrence is possible for the sole reason
that the entire foreign policy 4' the present Bulgarian lead-
ershiplis chauvinistic .and aspira/the idea of greater Bulgaria.
The explanation lies in the fact that official Bulgaria per-
sists in making use of the phrase "western provincea", meaning
parts of Eastern and Southern Serbia
The commentator of Radio Sofia this time laments about
the fate of the Bulgarian national minority in those Yugoslav
districts. ilnd the peasants , who according to him suffered
from terrorisation by the Yugodav authorities, recently wrote
a letter to CC and Comrade Tito saying: "We, the members of
the Bulge-Tian national minority from the villages of Rakita,
Fresek, Zvonac, Vucidol and Nasuskovica protest with difIgust
against the provocative writing about terror and violence which
the committees of the people's authorities in these villages,.
are alleged to perpetrate".
Let the commentator of Radio Sofia not worry himself
about the fate of the Bulgarian national minority in Yugoslavia.
Like all, the other national minorities in this country the Bul-
garian minority is allowed to develop freely and without hindrance
and _has exactly the same rights as all the other peoples of
Yugoslavia. It is disgraceful to talk about the alleged hard
life of the Bulgarian national minority in Yugodavia while the
Bulgarian authorities, at this precise moment, are carrying
out large scale internments of entire Macedonian families in
Firin Macedonia. These Macedonians in districts under Bulgarian
rule, who fight for their national freedom are dangerous,accord-
ing to Bulgarian excuses. No one will take such naive lies
as a reason for interning old people, women and children. We
have said, and that alone is true, that the only sin of the
Macedonians in Pirin Macedonia is that they have been deprived
of their rights and are striving, as a national minority, so
that the Bulgarian authorities will ensure them .
(FOLITIKil, 18th August, 1950)
MARSH,LL,TITC) RECIEVES THE AM3ASSAB(JA CF INDIA.
Yesterday at 12 o'clock in Brioni Marshal Tito recieved
the Ambassador of India Mr. Sen. Leo Mates, the Deputy Minister
of Foreign Affaiins attended the rec.eption,
Marshal Tito invited the Ambassador to stay for lunch.
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Pol. NEW YORK: ALES DEBLER -?,PEARS IN SECURITY COUNCIL
NEW YORK: "YUGOSLAVIP WANTS REAL PEACE" STATES GEORGE SELDES
' E. DAVIS ARRIVES IN BELGRADE
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FAILURE OF "PRESS DAY"CELE9RATION OF COMINFORM: TRIESTE
FEAR OF DIEGARIAN COMINFORMISTS IN-SPREADING TRUTH
ABOUT YUGOSLAVIA
WAR IN KOREA:
TOKYO: MACARTHURS TROOPS GET POHANG BACK
TOKYO: COMMUNIQUE OF AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS
LAKE SUCCESS: MACARTHUR REPORT TO SECURITY COUNCIL
TOKYO: S, KOREAN GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO MOVE TO PUSAN
PYONGYANG: N.KOREAN MORNING COMMUNIQUE
TOKYO: N.KOREAN OFFENSIVE TOWARDS TAEGU
CANBERRA: TALKS ON FORMATION OF DRITISH COMMONWEALTH UNIT
FOR KOREA
PUSAN: REFUGEE AID ORGANISATION FORMED
WASHINGTON: OVER 40,000 MILITARY PERSONS TRANSPORTED TO
KOREA SO FAR
P.4. WASHINGTON: WEST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES DECREASE IMPORTS FROM
STATES AND INCRESE INTER?EXCHANGE
WASHINGTON: GOOD SURPLUSES BLOCKED IN USA
BRUSSELS: BELGIUM CP HEAD KILLED
BERLIN: RESISTENCE OF EAST GERMAN PARTIES AGAINST SOCIAL
UNITY PARTY INCREASES
BERLIN: CREATION OF AIR FLEET IN EAST GERMANY
ROME: WAR CRIMINAL GRAZIANI RELEASED
ROME: NEW BOOKS ON VATICAN"DLACK INDEX"
POLITIKA.
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By the 15th August in the country as a whele 56% of the total
planned purchase of white grains had been completed. In the last
week alone over 10% of the. total quantity foreseen was bought up. In
many districts where it has hitherto proceeded slowly, the purchase
has now considerably speeded up. That especially applies to Mace-
donia, Slovenia and Bosnia an] Herze;ovina.
(BORBA)
WEST EUROPE RDUCES IPORTS FROM USA
(Washington, 18th August)
Congress receivad a report from the Economic Co-operation Manage-
ment giving details of the financial and economic position of countries
of West Europe in the first three months of this year. In this period,
the report says, the countries of West Europe have greatly reduced
imports from the USA end have increased mutual trade exchanges.- Trade
has particularly increased between Belgium and Holland, Holland and
Germany, France and England and Italy and Germany.
Industrial production has increased by 23% compared with pre-
war. Production in West Europe, excluding Germany, has increased by
37%. Productionl.of coal has risen above the average.:leVel in.1938
by 114. million metric tons. The greatest increase in all branches
of production compared with last year has taken place in West Germany
and Holland. Production of electrical energy, motor vehicles and
textiles has been increased. Grain production per person as a result
of the increase in population, is still 1210 below pre-war.
In the first three months of this year 458 million-dollars have
been distributed for European economic recovery, making the total sum
distributed to the countries in West Europe under the Marshall Plan
8,985 millions.
(BORBA)
CHAIRMAN OF CP BELGIUM KILLED
(Brussels, 18th August)
Reuter reports that last night the Chairman of the CP Belgium
and Member of Parliament Julian Lahaut was killed in his apartment
near Liege. Two unknown persons committed the murder and succeeded
in escaping.
(BORBA)
FAILURE OF CELEBRATIONS OF FESS DAY
(Trieste, 18th August)
In spite of great preparations end calls in the press not one
Slovene came to celebrations of "Press Day" which the Italian comin-
formists organised in the village of Doberdob. The cominformists
brought their groups from Goriza, Vidmar and Trzice to hold the cele-
brations. (Tanjug)
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THE FEAR OF THE SPREADING THE TRUTH ABOUT YUGOSLAVIA HAS ENRAGED
THE BULGARIAN COMINFORMISTS.
The Sofia Cominformists havegainalthe right to rule the
Bulgarian people thanks to the aid of the Red Army and the con- .
sent of their Moscow bosses. And they try by every means possible
to justify the trust given them and strive to keep it even at
the cost of betraying the interests of the people, the working
classes and the peasants. One is ashamed to say this but it is
a fact - the Sofia Cominformists have turned Bulgaria into a
Danubian province. Everything that the young Bulgarian bourge-
oisie did not allow at the dawn of the era of liberation, because
of the struggle which the representatives and ideologists of that
bourgeoisie carried on against Russian Czarist attempts to sub-
ordinate Bulgaria, has been allowed by the present leaders of the
Bulgarian Communist Party at the price of betrayal. :But in
order to realise that betrayal the leader and teacher of the Bul-
garian people had to die, Kolarov had to have a quick death, hun-
dreds and hundreds of the heroic sons of the Bulgarian people, who
refused to dance to the tune of,the Northern bear, had to suffer
in prison or tosvanish from the political stage; and finally after
a special selection, after a special purge only those who had
one 'positive" quality - of carrying out the orders and desires
of their overlcrds inaa servile manner and of betraying the in-
terests of their people without a qualm to safeguard the career
they had reached in an underhand way, were allowed into the lead-
ership of the Communist Party.
This is the only way that one can explain the fact that
the Sofia Cominformists are so impudent and unscrupulous in their
warmongering campaign against the people f Yugoslavia and their
Communist Party in the organsation of frontier incidents and
provocations, They became incosiderate when, ?on orders from
outside General Pancevski was elected as Minister of National
Defence. Again on orders from outside, he was chosen as a can-
didate for the Communist Party.
The Sofia Cominformists displayed their skill in apply-
ing the policy of their bosses, for which even the Eastern Asiatic
despots can envy them. On the one hand, they organise meetings
for eollecting signatures of peace partisans and on the other hand
they display tanks and artillery in the streets to infuse courage
into the population which has been gripped by war panic. And if
anyone reveals this Eastern Asiatic policy of playing with the
interests of the people, the Sofia Cominformists completely ir-
responsibly deny the facts which the whole country knows. The
Sofia quasi leaders are not in the least afraid because they are
loosing the confidence of the people. They lost that a long time
ago and have already ceased to feel the need of that trust. They
have the Soviet Army to back them and the authority of a leader-
ship which is supposed never to err and they have not much reason
to bother about the confidence of their people, to think of their
people and to take care of their interests. They have another
greater aim - to defend the interests of bureaucratic hegemony.
It is preciselybecause of these higher interests that they have
renounced the treaty of friendship with Yugoslavia and the
Bled-Evsinograd agreement. They have annulled the decrees re-
gulating the question of passports for transport between the
two countries and the question of dual owned property. They
had tO abolish anything reminiscent of the great friendship which
developed between ?the Yugoslav and Bulgarian peoples and what
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is more important'to eradicate any posSibility of the Bulgarian
frontier population Of learning the truth about Yugoslavia because
in this way the truth might penetrate to the entire Bulgarian
people and become dangerous for the Sofia Cominformists. That is ?
how the question of the Western Bulgarian provinces arose.
The Bulgarian Cominformists know very well the hidden mean-
ing of. the words "the Western Provinces". Bulgarian history and
:Bulgarian philology, the professors Miletic, Isirkov, Jordan
Ivanov and Arnaudov have Written and leactured many times on
the subject of the Western provintes' being land to the West of
the old Bulgarian frontier, which include towns of Nis?Firot,
Vranje, Leskovac and Zajecar, together with the districts around
these towns. And when the Yugoslav press reveals the real mean-
ing of the conception of the western proy4nces the Bulgarian .
political Tartuffes deny this,saying thaV/Bimitrovgrad and Bosilj-
grad districts are the Western Bulgarian provinces. Furthermore,
they thought up a new accusation against socialist Yugoialavia
saying that she wanted to turn these two districts into purely
Serbian districts as part of Eastern 'Serbia. Even the children
in Yugoslavia know that there is a Bulgarian minority in these
districts. And the pioneers of Yugoslavia know that the question
of these two districts was recently settled by the Bled Agreement.
Who is to blame for thwarting that reqe,lution? Why do not the
Sofia Cominformists tell the BuigarfierPP-thy do they hide the
truth? Nothing is left for them now but to use that question
for spreading chauvinist hatred amone:st tthe Bulgarian workers
against the Yugoslav peoples. "
Present day Yugoslavia is not holding an anti-Bulgarian
campaign, but the Sofia Cominformists on orders from Moscow are
carrying on a raving anti-Yugoslav campaign. This after all,
is well known to all the Bulgarian people and the Sofia Comin-
formists are raving in vain because Yugoslavia makes no dif-
ference between monarcho-fascist Bulgaria and present clay Bul-
garia. Be calm - socialist Yugoslavia draws a distinction
between the fascist regimes of old Bulgaria and its present
Cominform regime. But th8s distinction is not: of much advantage
to the present Bulgarian bosses - not because they are worse
than their fascist predecessors, no - they are flowers from
the same garden - but because they are no better than them,
not only in relations with us but in their relations with the
Bulgarian people themselves.
Everything, the Sofia press'writes'about the situation in
these districts is faulse from start to finish. The Bulgarian
minority in thesd two districts enjoys t same rights as any
citizen of Yugoslavia, which the Bulgarian citizens in Bulgaria
unfortunately do not have.
The Bosiljgrad district has 20 lt,cal people's committees
and the Minitrovgrad district 13. The Bosiljgrad district has
3 producer co-operatives, 56 elementary schools with about
3,00 pup is, 5 secondary schools with 600 puptls and 1 high
school with 950 pupils. The Dimitrovgrad district has 6,prp.,-
ducer co-operatives, 1 high school with about 700 pupilsta
teachers' training school with, 350 pupils a 7 seven-year schools
with about 1,120 pupils, 34 elementary schools with 1,700 pupils,
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These two districts are striving to liquidate illiteracy.
In all the schools the teaching is in Bulgarian. The official
language in district comMittees and institutions is Bulgarian
Could the Bulgarian Cominformists say that the population of
Pirin Macedonia have similar liberty in toirnational culture
and education? Of course they ,could not.
The fear of the unchecked sY)reading of the truth about
Tito's Yugoslavia throughout Bulgaria has enraged the Bulgarian
Oominformists.. They have started a purge in Bulgaria worse than
any in the time of the Turks. They have shifted ordinary
Bulgarian peasants from the frontier line simply because they
fear that they will sympathize with socialist Yugoslavia. Dozens
and dozens of families are being transported into the interior
of Bulgaria.
By doing this the Bulgarian Cominformists consider they
will be able to save themselves from the dissatisfaction If the
people, of the resistance of the people to Cominform policy.
But the Bulgarian people survived the Turkish slavery and still
exist. They will survive the Cominform pestilence and will
continua to build up socialism, not as they do it today hitt in
conditions of equality and full national independence.
Sd. Ivan Karaivanov
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BORBA - SUNDAY
P.1. PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY THE PEOPLE'S FRONT OF YUGOSLAVIA IN CONNECw
TION WITH THE SECOND NATIONAL LOAN SUBSCRIPTION
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BUYING UP OF GR/INS FROM THE PRODUCERS.
"RODOLJUB COLAKOVIC HAS OPENED WITH A SZEECH THE CHESS TOURNAMENT
AT DUBROVNIK.
ELECTION OF WURKERS' COUNCILS AND MAN:.GEMENT BOARDS IN VARIOUS
ENTERPRISES.
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P.2. LET THE SECOND NATIONAL LOAN BE A SUCCESS. (3 cols..of reports from
various place).-
SKOPLJE: REDUCTION OF THE NUM.= OF COMMISSIONS AND EMPLOYEES IN
THE PEOPLE'S FRONT CMGANISATION8 OF MACEDONIA.
TITOGRAD: SP:.NISH DISABLED SOLDIE:RS LOOK. OVER TITOGRAD AND WORK SID
SITE AT LAKE SCUTARI.
LONDON:. ?NOTHER 'BRITISH YOUTH BIGADE COMING TO ULF BUILD THE
STUDENTS' TOWN IN .ZAGREB. ?
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,ZAGREB: THE -GOVERNMENT. OF PR COATIA HAS APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE
CABINET COUNCIL 3:0a LEGISLATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF ,TEOPLE'S
AUTHORITY.
THE PEOPLE'S INSPECTORS -.THEIR ?WORK AND TASKS 9 2 cols.)
P.3. A NECESSARY BUT WRONGLY ORGANISED EXHIBITION (EXHIBITION IN A SHOP
IN KN.MIH.STREET IN BELGRADE "PROPER WAY OFCONDUCTING BUSINESS")..
CULTURAL LIFE (2 .cols.of reports).
BEIRUT: WHAT THE LEBANON PRESS WRITES ABOUT THE RESOLUTICN OF THE
YUGOSLAV NATIONAL CONGRESS FOR THE DEFENCE OF PEACE.
LONDON': STATEMENT BY WILLIAM RAST, MEMBER. OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
OF THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS' MOVEMENT.
PROTEST VOICED BY ROULIANING-MINORITIES. IN YUGOSLAVIA (AGAINST
SLANDERING OF YUGOSLAVIA).
AGAINST SLANDERS AND MISINFORMATION: A NEW VON KLEIST PLAN.
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P.1. WELL-KNOWN BRITISH WRITER H.B4AILSWORTH GIVES STATEMENT TO
TOLITIKA CORRESFONDENT (2 cols,)
FOREIGN MESS ON GREEK CABINET CRISIS-
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BRITISH LABOURITES PROPOSE MAKING OF ',WORLD PLAN OF MUTUAL AID".
NEW YORK: REDS REMOVED FROM US NAVY
P.2. FOREIGN YOUTH EXPRESS THEIR VIEW ON YUGOSLAVIA.
P.3. :ROBLEY'. OF OUR HOTEL INDUSTRY.
TRIESTE: TRIESTE YOUTH SPENDING SUMMER HOLIDAY IN SLOVENIA.
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YUGOSLAVIA IN THE EYES OF THE WEST by Koni Zilliacus
Two years after the break with the Soviet Union the West has
only lust begun to grasp the importance and meaning of Yugoslavia's
stand. Yugoslavia is becoming a puzzle in the calculations of
politicians and the subject Of interest to then public and a factor in
the cold war and the armaments race between the two great camps into
which the world is divided.
The first reaction of the West when the news of the break in
relations was announced with the publication of the cominform reso-
lution was incredulity and a certain confusion... It did not appear
possible that such a thing should happen.
The knowalls rushed to.explain that all this was a put up job
between Marshal Stalin and Marshal Tito to deceive the West (how and
? why was never clear). Former King Peter still has that view, as also__
General Franco and Miss Rebecca West 4 But it seems that this is
their monopoly.
A third view was that all this was a family quarrel among
? states in which communism ruled and that it would sooner or later be
ended by some compromise. The communist party of Yugoslavia would
sacrifice a few of its leaders, change its policy and conform to the
' line. After that it would a,jain be accepted under the cominform
wing as a loyal and obedient member of the Soviet bloc.
'Then it was expected that there would be a rising against the
regime and that it might be ov-n-.throWn and r13plced by a reactionary
regime leaning on the West. That was "the optimistic" view in
official circles of the West. Alongside this view appeared the
"pessimistic" view t-hat the Soviet Union would provoke am. insurrection
which would split the communist party of Yugoslavia, throw the country
into civil war, and finally lead to the establishment of a cominform
regime under Soviet protection. Some even thotight that the Soviet
Union would attack and occupy Yugoslavia.
According to another theory Yugoslavia would have gradually to
pass into the Western camp. As an argument was quoted the fact that
she would be compelled to trade exclusively with the West, as a result
of the ?cominform boycott and that as the danger grew from the Soviet
Union she would demand alliance with the West for reasons of security.
Right up to today there are many people who hold one or other of
these views, and various variations or combinations of them. Hitherto
only a small minority in the West have understood that this quarrel will
last long, because there is no prospebt in the forseeable future of
coming to terms with the cominformt nor of the Soviet Union attacking
Yu!oslavia nor of its being attacked by the West. Still fewer are
those who know that the Yugoslays have, strong reasons for their belief
that they, can hold out indefinitely thanks to the natural resources 'of
their country and the successes so far echie'ved.in the five year plan,
and who know the unity and resolution of the government and people in
building Nocialiam and maintaining their independence from East or West,
although they are always ready to co-operate with all on a basis of
equality. Still fewer are those who today clearly see that the .
principles for which Yugoslavia fights in its quarrel with the Soviet
Union are of the great4st importance for world peace and the future of
civilisation.
The principal reason for the slow atTakening of, public opinion in
the West is the feeling of helplessness and defeatism and a consistent
refusal to look facts in the face, and also the arethetic drift
towards war. A fanatical minority to he foundatbliA leaders of all
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political parties and in the press show the whole world question as
being one exclusively of the military strengthening of the American
bloc against the Soviet bloc, considering the first as angels and the
latter as devils with whom it would be a cPime to conduct any kind of
discussion. Tb s great mass of our public opinion does not hold this
view but has net,clearl Y defined attitude not any belief which would
replace this attitude.
The idea of small state standing erect and opposing both the
one and the other great bloc.seems unreal to neeple filled with fear
and the feeling of their helnlessness. There exists a general respect
of Yugoslavia and approval of her attitude, but linked with.a feeling
that what she is doing represents only an incidental matter, too good
to be true and having no connection with the world struggle between
great powers on which the eyes of the people are fixed.
This statfi,?ip;h4nd among the broad pit.blic exists partly because
of the fact tha9tHo8e who support th- An,glo-American policy nor those
who oppose it dare to look in the eye the question raised by the Soviet
Yugoslav quarrel. These parties consider this quarrel as a confusing
factor which disturbs their standpoint and threatens it. The Western
adherents of the cold war against communism ani the Soviet Union are
able only to think in the direction of increasing the military strength
of the Western bloc in proportion to the strength of the Eastern so as
to continue the policy of trying to hold back "communisle
(which they identify on the one hand with every serious colonial or
social fermentation, and on the other hand with Soviet "expansionism
and aggression"). From their point of view the Yugoslav revolt and
stand can be utilised from a tactical noint of view, at least for a
certain timelto weaken the system of ,oviet military alliance. But
in order to recognise that the Yugoslov communist regime defends the
important principles which should be suPported also by the West, they
would have to admit the need to change their political tactics and to
clarify their aims. They are not willing to le that because in that
case they would have to relinquish their aims or to expose themselves
to the risk of losing the influence which they have on the spirit of
their peoples,
What is Anglo-American political strategy at the moment and whet
are its aims?
Their strategy will use slogans as for example "the defence of
democracy against communism", "self-defence from Soviet aggression",
"union of.free peoples", in order to nut into practice the policy of
intervention in the internal politics of other countries and of occupy-
ing and controlling foreign markets. The people whose government
fellows this policy undoubtedly believe that it is of advantage to the
countries in which it is applied, and certainly the intervention of the
USA, of course, has always been accompanied by economic and financial
assistance in large measure,, But the true results of this policy is
offering support to reaction and counter-revolution, provoking civil
war, bringing those countries which accept American help, that is to
say partners in "American collective defence" to the status of political
sat ellites, economic clients and political pawns and bringing these to
1--rkriintcy in competition for rearmament, to which no end can be seen
and whose cost quickly becomes insupportable. This American policy
has already suffered complete defeat in China and found itself on the
edge of defeat in Korea and Inde-China. Its nature in Western Europe
was already clear in 1947, when the conservative-liberal paper News
Chronicle, which is a fiery partisan of American policy, published a
despatch from its New fork correspondent which said that "American is
preparing plans to help France to stop the growth of communism, as a
part of its world policy of opposing !ommunism everywhere where it
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appears that it might come to power I am informed from very
responsible sources that the American State Department holds the view
that it is in the interests of America to set up a independent, .
democratic and moderate government in France".
This policy which is to offer support "help in very appreciable
quantity" in the,-, course of the next two years - means that America
has decided that even in those placesvhore there is no question
of Russian pressure, as is the case in France, Communism must be
driven out at any price even should the French people on the
basis of the present French contribution decide to elect a communist
majority. The American Piinister of Foreign Affairs would not regard
that as a democratic government nor, would he consider France as an
independent country";
This policy lends to one where, every serious social or colonial
ferment in any part of the world is treated as ''communism" and the
cause of communism is not sought in the demands for drastic social and
national o.hanges by the peeple who suffer from exploitation, oppression
and injustice, but in Soviet foreign policy. It is presupposed that
"communism" has come about as a result of infiltration by Moscow agents
and that it is a proof of the expansionism and aggression of the Soviet
Union. As long as Anglo-American policy is fo.anded on such beliefs,
it is obvious that there is no possibility ofanctlfendcot/91 war and the
armaments race with unavoidably sooner or la or annhailate civilization
in a third world war,
But in the meanwhile this policy serves to hold up the 'demand
for social changes and to prolong .the stay in power of the old ruling
classes and the old social movement. . They do not want war, but they
fear peace. ? It is necessary for them to make payments in connection
with the ? armaments race and the political atmosphere of cold war in
order to beable to withstand the people of the working classes.
As a result people responsible for Anglo-American policy cannot'
allow themselves to be honest with their people nor to think clearly,
that is to say, to be honest with themselves. They can keep their
people on the line of opposing changes by the threat that communism
hides behind the wall, enemies of democracy and national independence
since they are agents of the foreign power. The Soviet Union is
looked on as wishing a World revolution and decisior by arms, because
it is considered responsible for creating social And colonial disorder
and for the aetivity of communist Parties everywhere in the world. ?
Obviously the attitude of Yugoslavia is confusing and puzzling
for those who have to justify that policy 'and to maintain the belief ?
that that is a policy of "defending democracy against communism.", and
"self-defence against _Soviet aggression". Because, here is the case
of a communist pafty.and'a people's democracy which is building
socialism according to Marxist-Leninist principles, and which insists
on its right to national independence. . ?In international relations
this party and its leaders take the view that they are bound to ?the
accepted charter Of the United Natiens, especially to the basic obli-
gations that they should not interfere ,in the internal affairs of other
countries .and that all quarrels.shouldebe settled by peaceful means...
In the country itself' this regime is obviously sinceretin?-so far as it
has shown successes in that.direction, in its wish that the rights of
man, the,respect of personal dignity, toleration for individual and
collectiVe minorities, in a word, for everything which in the West- is
understood by the idea of "democracy and freedom", be incorporated in
the socialist society which they are building.
The independent attitude of Yugoslavia is tactically useful from
a military point of view and also for propaganda yurposu kJ. the
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an independent Yugoslavia must be treated as less of an evil than any
alternative. They in any-case,do net dare to beaave towards Yugo-
slavia with open hostility. because that would have dangerous effects
on Western public opinion. nut on the other hand Yugoslavia-is a
socialist state and the ob,lect of American policy which the labour
government in a paradoxical manner supports (as the social democratic
Weimari,Republic entered a .canitalist coalition because they were more
anti-commUniet than sobialist), is to fight and destroy socialism
finally at the price Of faaciam or a third world mar. Or it would be
possible more correctly to say that this is the logic of American
policy. That is the conscious goal of only a small number of papple
but a dangerous and powerful small number of reactionary fanatics.
As a result one may often hear among the partisans of the cold ?
war in Great Britain and the USA that "in a certain respect, of course,
Tito's Yugoslavia is less of an evil than a cominform Yugoslavia. But
on the other hand Tugoslav communism is more dangerous for the West
than Kremlin Communism because it is in the European tradition and in
that way more attractive to the workers of Western Europe, Great ?
Britain and the USA". The prevailing doubt con be well summarised in
the headlines of an article nublished in the 'New fork Herald Tribune
from its _Belgrade correspondent "Yugoslavin Help or Headache".
On the other hand those people in the jest and unfortunately
they still represent'? minority who are sincerely and energetivally
against the Anglo-Amet'ican nolicy of anti-c'emmunist ,intervention and
anti-Soviet war preparations and who demand an ending of the cold war an
and armaments race, and the onening of discussions for the settlement
of all cuestions with the Soviet Union- and its allies, also are can-
fused at the Yugoslav attitude.. That is because the active movements
for peace in the West are under :the domination: bf the commuhist parties
of their countries. This eanlins why "the prtisans for peace" are
weak in the USA and Great Britain and fairly strong in France and Italy.
The communists are in the position to think only in their direction of
strengthening the military power of thr, Soviet bloc against the. West.
It seems that they believe that the Soviet Government would ?achieve
much if it could drive Yugoslavia into subordination. In any case
they are for the Soviet. Union, whether it does right br wrong.
Both in the USA and in Great Britain, without mentioning France
and Italy, non-communists in the movementsf3r-peace.dominated by - -
communists are confused and unhappy becauSe of rho Soviet cold war -
against Yugoslavia and the wild accusaions brought against Tuaoslavin
by the Stalin party. A small number try to believe, at least for public
purposes, that the accusations are true. The others assert that
without regard to wherein lies the truth, about lugoslavia.the only
important thing is to-holl to the Soviet Union, however this is done,
in view of the danger Of war. A third lo-t'evensay that the whole of
this question has little importance or no-one is interested in it and
that the movement ferHnence should not be split because of it. -
Thoseemong us Who see the central importance of the attitude of
Yugoslavia because of its influence on the 'basic question of the atti-
tude af the West towards communism still represent only a minority of
a minority. .We agree with l'the partisans for peace" in rising against
the cold war and. thearmaments race and in their demands that talks
should beheld for a-general, settlement of questions with the Soviet
Union. We. consider that the American policy of interfering in the
internal affairs of other countries is not in harmony with the charter
of UNO and cannot be reconciled with tOe maintenance of peace.
(owing to lack of time the rest of this article will appear tommorrow).
(BOLITIKA Sunday)
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SOMETHING MORE ABOUT INFLUENCE OF CAPITALIST ELEMENTS IN THE VILLAGES
It is a long time now since the coMinform radio stations started
yelling about the difficult situation in the Yugoslav Villages, about '
the "unrestricted 'power" of the kulaks, about the more and more diffi-
cult position of the small peasants, and about the supposed resistance
which the working peasants are putting up. What: is said and written?
in Paris does not differ from that which is said and written in the
other cominform countries. The only difference is the language. The
idea of all this :is to throw dust in the eyes of the people, to show -
Yugoslavia in h wrong light and to tell their own people that there is
at least one country . Yugoslavia - in which things are worse than in
their countries.
The cominform propaganda is full of stuff about the "kulaks" in
Yugoslavia for the simple reason that this is jnst the rrb1em which
worries them at home. Now, why should Radio Warsaw pick out Yugo-
slavia as an example of a country in which the kulaks have strongly
entrenched ,themselves? -Would:not it have been more proper to have
picked out Hungary in which big landholders have been left over 200
hectares of land or Roumania or Czechoslovakia, the couhtries in
which, it is prescribed by lay that land maximum should be 50 hectares,
or, Poland' herself in whichfhe "Sehlachtichi" have been given 50 to
_1-00 hectares'of'land (in the annexed territories)? The reason is that
agrarian reform is not being properly carried out in all these countries
In Hungary the so-called "Knights" could not be deprived of their land.
In Poland the RCChurch has retained over 400,000 hectares of fland, In
oumania- many?ofLthe bit landholders have proclaimed their land to be
"exemplary agricultural :estates", and so- managed to fool the law;. And
Yet the cominformists say that Yugoslavia is a? country in which the
kulaks are growing in strength. In Yugoslavia the land maximuM is
25 t- 30 hectares)). What a strange logic?
Naturally, the political influence of the village-rich is founded
on an edonemic baSis. In those countries where they have stthng posi-
tions 'in the ecOhomy their pressure on the working peasantry is strong;
their influence :.(5n the people's authority is bigger; in short, their
resistance is stronger. And that is how the Cominformistshave arrived
at the conclusion that in Yugoslavia,the country in which the-kulaks
have as much as 30 hectare's of land, the chief executor of the kulak.
policy in the.villaes is the military-bureaucratic and police apparatus
Composed of specially chosen elements, speculators. and kulaks
of which (kulaks) there are about 2,000'in the people's.
cOMmittees"..- This required no comment and therefore we shall pasav
over to the situation in the countries which are giving. us lectures
on policy in the villages, because they have more kulaks and their
influence on the people'.8 authority is bigger. Machash Rakoszi recog-
nised this in his speech delivered at the meeting of the CC of the
Hungarian Workers' Party on 5th March 1949, When he said: "During the
first months after theliberation'of the country we, together with the
entire peasantry - which means with the Kulaks also, went in the
direction of liquidating big landholdings and the. remnants of the
Horthy regime. In order to facilitate, our common road with the kulaks,
we stopped at the limit of 200 hectares-at the time of the agrarian
reform". The.consequence of this "common road' with the kulaks has
been that 194,000 servants and land workers have not received land.
Many of the landless people who have been given land of up to 8
hectares have not been given anything to work the land with. Because
of all this the power of the kulaks and their influence on the other
peasants has grown. Rakoszi himself has admitted this.
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-Perhaps the situation is.a.bit better in Poland? Unfortunately
it is not.. This is seen from Zambrowsky's soeech: "fact is that
today the kulaks are numerically strongest political class in Poland.
Its authority and influence on the working strata in the villages
have been undenied but all the same it has not been dither disarmed or
paralysed or isolated. Its resistance to the people's authority is? ?
growing, and it will still make Considerable difficulties for us."
Zambrowsky, therefore, admits that the kulaks, linked up with the
clergy, are putting ups bigger and tigger resistance. Now, you see,
while Zembrcycky. and the Polish press are accusing Lis of conducting a- -
kulak policy, the responsible leaders of the Polish party admit, in
another place, that all this is happening in Poland itself.
One of the pet themes of the cominformists, when speaking of
our country, is - the buying, up of agricultural products. Even here,
the cominformists are making. themselves appear absurd by claiming that
our poor peasants give more than the rich ones. The best authorities
on this are the village rich in Yugoslavia, who have felt the "ease"
on their own backs. They would laugh at this, although now, at the
time of the buying up campaign, they don't feel much like laughing..
. In Czechoslovakia, the kulaks have been placed on the same basis
as the poor peasants with respect to quotas. Czech kulaks own about
_14% of.arable land (60% of which is worked by hired labour) and last
year they delivered only 18% of Wheat. Another thing the Czech kulaks
are influencing the small peasants and thus Managing to obstruct buying-
up... Last winter, when the buying-up campaign in our country was over,
the Czech paper Rude Pravo was ccpplaining of the poor results ? of
boying up in Czechoslovakia, while the Czech paper Slobodno Selo
wrote : "At some places the peasants are still Under the influence o
the kulaks".
And on the top of all this the cominformists are saying that
our "plants are already showing signs of failure". - which is borne
out by the "first results of the buying up campaign". Th- fact is
that our plants ate developing quite successfully - in one month
the planned 56% of grain were b'eught up. And now, what can be said
about some of the countries which are attacking us? Let us take
Roumania for an example. Buying up was carried out in that country
in 1948 and 1949, and no official results were ever published. What
other reason for this can there be but - failure. Or let us take
another example - that of Karlove Van i (KarIs Bad) in Czechoslovakia.
Last winter, at the time when. most of -maize was bought up.An our country
only 55% of that was bought up at Karlove Van. What else do these
results show if not that plans are failing?:
(Sd.) DANILO VUKOVIC:
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STATEMENT BY HENRY DRAILSFORD.
London 20th August.
"It is my opinion that the Yugoslav National Committee
of the Partisans of Peace did very well to invite all organisa-
tions and individuals in the world who have the cause of peace
at heart ?to come to Yugoslavia and on the Tot to confirm whether
Yugoslavia in preparing for war against her neighbours."
Politika speaks about Henry Brailsford, saying that he
has 'al.. striven for the rights of the working people and for
co-operation amongst the natiuns. He has also done much to bring
the USSR and Great Britain closer together.
The statement continues: "1 am confident.., that this
invitation will contribute to the cause of peace in the worad.
",I hope as well that we who visit Yugoslavia shall
have the chance to see Yugoslav writers, public workers and
economists and to learn about their position in your society today
that we shall be able to see whether your people have their heart
in the work of constructive tasks of peace or whether that people,
as the Soviets confirm, are devoted today to preparations for
war.
"I consider it the duty of all organisations striving for
peace in the world to respond to the Yugoslav invitation to con-
firm the truth in all these matters.
,.."I first came to know Macedonia and Macedonians in 1903
when I spent 2 or 3 months in Macedonia, then a Turkish province ,
as the correspondent of the Manchester $11)ardian immediately before
the Ilinden Rising. At the beginninp7of-Aug:ust the rising against
the Turks broke out. I remember the heroic struggle of the Mace-
donians and the frightful terror lay which the 'linden Rising was
put down. 120 Macedonian villaAW%tterly demolished . Together
with a few of my friends in Great Britain I helped to organise
a special fund to raise large sums of money in. Britain to help
the Macdonian fighters liberate themselves from the Turkish yoke
and build up the ruined Macedonian villages....
..."One of our first tasks was to care for the wounded Mace-
donian fighters of the Ilinden Rising. They were completely
neglected and were without any medical attention, but it fell to
our happy lot to organise special hospitals for'them in Ohrid.
and Kostur. We also managed to render first aid to the many
peasants who had no roof over their heads.
"During my stay in Macedonia I managed to et to know the
Macedpnian people. I fostered not only the ardent desire that
Macedonia should achieve its national freedom but I also became
acquainted with the tenacity and bravdry of the Macedonians.
"Later as a member of the Carnagie Commission for the
Balkans I found myself once again amongst my Macedonian .fiic.nds.
In 1912 at Salonika I became acquainted with my old comrade
Dmitar Vlahov. At his socialist club in Salonika the rppresenta-
tives of all nationalities Slays Greeks and Jews gathered together
and worked together harmoniously on the common cause of the working
people. What I saw then_gave me new_1L-nae a h4.414AiVre.
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The chauvinism of their tulers at that time was the.fIctl.tge of
the Balkan peoples. However, in the Socialist Club in Salomika,
I witnessed the birth of a new era - socialism, which had gather-
ed the Diall%an peoples together on common constructive tasks.
Many long years past-led but at th6 end I see how our hopes
of those days are being realised today.
(Sd. M. Sufijic, POLITIKA, 21st August 1950)
EHRENDURG'S CONCEPTION OF AGGRESSION AND TRE STRUGGLE FOR PEACE.
Recently in Prague a congress of the so-called partizans
of peace was held. It was a conr,ress of an international organi-
sation which the Soviet method of supreme commanding had turn-
ed into the instrument of its hegemonistic policy. The task of
the congress was clear: ;for the assembled leaders of the Cominform
"peace movement" to Cteet new pressure on the consciousness of the
working people and to proclaim as Willmies of the people all those
(and these increase daily) who will not bow to the "wise leadership
and paper over the cracks :f ,oviet policy and its "infallible
authority."
The cunningly thought up ani even more cunningly carried
out Cominform peace campaiaam,which with the added horror of the
atomic bomb managed to eface other, more serious and vital .
sources of the dancrers of war, has once again revealed its true
character . Ilja EhrenburT7, the Soviet "champion of peace"
contributed' to this, possibly involuntarily , by his speech at
the public meetin of the partizans of peace in FraeTue.
The well-knonw"3tockholm appeal" which tOe working
people of the world had to sign nilly-willy ( and who, when their
eyes have finally been opened, withdraw their signatures in ever
great numbers), emphasised as 'a basis of the struggle for peace
- to forbid the use of the atomic bomb. That does not mean that
war should be forbidden, nor that aggression should be abolished,
nor the liquidation of political blocs? and spheres of interest
- but to forbid the use of atomic tomb. The Cominformists "creat-
ers of peace" by their Stockholm appeal have admitted,whether they
like it or not, that they are not against agiTression. How could
they be against it when they are so ruthless towards Yugoslavia:
In the Stockholm appeal they stated that they were against the
use of the atomic bomb, in other words that they are against the
use of atomic weapons only in the already existing aggression
and are not fighting against it as such.
The revelation of this conception in .Cominform or rather
Soviet"peace policy" has aroused confusion even without the Com-
informists. "The Soviet elder brother"felt that the Stockholm
concealment of his hegemonistic policy and the artificial fog
of the Soviet "adherents to principles " and"tenacity" in the
struggle for peace were insufficient to put an end to strong
penetration of the truth and the ever greater discrediting of
the anti-socialist policy of the Soviet Union. And the talkative
Ehrenburg was unable to conceal the thing which hurts them part-
icularly in their present awkward situation. Speking at the .
public meetini, in Prague he said :
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"The enemies of peace deceptively ask why the pattizans of
.peace are against the atomic bomb only and not any other tomb .
The Stockholm appeal against the use of atomic weapons is just
the first step on the road to peace... we shall draw up a list
of inciters of war who spread propaganda for a new wai'...
our enemies falsely state that we condemn only the atomic bomb
and not aggression. That is a lie. Any interference in the
affairs of other nations is aggression".
Ehrenburg then said that he had in mind the American inter-
vention in Korea. It has become a custom for the Soviet leaders
to apPb the word aggressor to everyone but themselves and in the
first place to socialist Yugodavia which they have countless times
proclaimed as the most aggressive country. Concerning the aggres-
sive actions of the USSR, they keep silent and pretend to be igno-
rant of them.
Ehrenburg is not so uneducated that he could not realise
that by aggression he meant only military ag7ression. Dut it
appears that he consciously desires to cover up all forms of po-
litical and economic aggression, all forms of economic and poli-
tical interference in the affairs of other nations. These aggres-
sions, it is true, are not so obvious as military aggressions
but they are equally brutal and have the same aims: transforming
other countries into a field for exploitation by the "leading
nation", the abolishion of the principles of equality of nations
and violation of the independence and soverF.ignty of other na-
tions.
Does not the Soviet Union and, through its directives,
the other Cominform countries wage an economic war against social-
ist Yugoslavia?
Is not the subordination of the economy of the Eastern Euro-
pean countries to the needs of Soviet economy, without regard
to the interests of the peoples of these countries, a brutal form
of the economic aggression of the USSR?'
Is not the political subjugation of these countries to the
momentary needs of Soviet hegemony a rude interference of the
Soviet Union in the affairs of other countries?
And is it not extreme hypocrisy when Ehrenburg, in the name
of this "wise leadership" once more attempting to blind the work-
ing masses of the world, solemnly pronounce3 that "any interference
In the affairs of other nations is aggression7.For the words of
Ehrenburg, lf,ke the words of the Soviet leaders in general, remain.
as Words alone, - and actions s7" something else. Dulgaria, Poland,
Hungary Rumania etc. (not to speak of their conduct towards social -
ist Yugoslavia) are living examples of the Soviet words in practice
and of the "principled" way in which they carried them out.
This time again Ehrenburg has fired a blank. There is
a sharp contradiction between the principles laid down by the
words of the Soviet Union and their practice. This contradiction
corresponds completely to the contradiction in the Soviet "peace
movement". The Soviet "peace movement" is not striving against
aggression but against the use of the atomic bomb in the exist-
ing conflict. Ehrenburg's words cannot annihilate tIle facts
of the Soviet hegemonistic policy,
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Ehrenburg says that the prohibition of the use of the
atomic weapon is only the first step. The second step according
to Ehrenburg is to "draw up a list of the inciters of wat" which
the working people of the world will probably have to sign again.
That is the real character of the Cominform "struggle for peace":
the Stockholm appeal and the list of inciters of war and not. campaign against against blocs and spheres of.interest, for peace amongst
free and equally righted nations. And because of this Ehrenburg
did not dare to propose any other measures in the struggle for
peace and even less to appeal to the peoples to strive against
war, against aspirations for annexation .antitsubjugationl? against
those who do not hesitate to satisfy their hegemonistic appetites
and drag humanity into new misery.
In the recent press conference in London, Ehrenburgi
'to the question put by the journalists, replied that the invita-
tion of the National Committee of Yugoslavia for the :Defence of
Peace "does not concern them". Here Ehrenburg really did speak
the truth. The fact is that Soviet policy is not interested
now in the struggle for peace, but is fe7erishly interpstedin
new forms for masking the the bare hegemonistic face of its
.aims. ?
Ehrenburg tried to advance along that path
- and slil-ped oVer.And even the experienced Ehrenburg was not -
able to keep .1;_i3 balance on the slippery boards of the "Soviet
struggle for peace". ?
(*GLAS, 20th Agust 1950)
ONE MORE bRITISH :RI ADE FOR THE STUDENTS' CUILDING.
London, 19th Au-ust.
Last night a brigade of 48 British youths left London
to participate in the building of the students' building in Zagreb,
They are chiefli- workers from factories in and around London and
are members of the Labour Youth League, They will remain until
the end of this year's works.
Before leaving the railway station the Brigade's secre-
tary Jack Field announced : "We wish to express our admiration
for the Yugoslav people and we think this is the best way of do-
ing so. This is just the beginning. Next year I hope there will
be many similar brigades. Our future task is to convince the
British youth oranisaions and especially the socialist youth,
of the unfounded stories spread by the Cominform representatives."
The Yugoslav Affibassador in London last night held a
:reception, in honour of the students' brigade which has returned
from Zagreb.
(BORTJA, 20th August 1950)
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ANNOUNCEMENT BY A MEMLER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS.
London, 19th August.
William Rust, a member of the Executive Committee of the
Internatimal UniO)n of Students, at a press conference on his
return from Prague, announced that the leadership of the Congress
of the International Union of Students which has been held in
Prague attempted to force the Dritish lelegation to change its
attitude at the congress. As is well-known the British delega-
tion, at the present congress in Prague dewqhded that the congress
withdraw the discriminatory resolution abolA severing connections
with the Studetts youth of Yugoslavia, which resolution was
wfled by the Executive Committee7 although such a resolution
can only be passed by the Congress itself. The British delega-
tion together with the Scottish and Danish delegations refused
to sign the peace appeal which was introduced at the congress,
accusing the Soviet Union of being insincere over rea: in-
surance of peace in the vend After that the British delegation
was subjected to a sharp attack by Shellopin the RUssian delegate
and by Gromann the president of the International Union of Stu-
dents.
(I3QRBA .1 20th August 1950)
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PROBLEMS OF OUR CATERING: BELGRADE CATERING ENTERPRISES AMENDMENT.
With reference to an article about catering published on
August 16, 1950. in "Politika" under the title !Catering in Belgrade
should be decentralized", the director of Town Catering Enterprise
in Belgrade, Josip'Flaja-sent a-letter to the editors of 1Politika"
stating that the information given in that article is inaccurate
and wrong. Among other things Flaja stated the following:
Each enterprise which is under the management of the Town
Catering.Enterprise has a deposit of about 5,000 dinars for
sundry expenses,. Therefore it is not true that all managers
are obliged to apply to higher superintending officials for
approval in case they need a box of tooth-picks,
It is also net true that our restaurants do not have a good
supply of food and drinks. .C'ne should hear in mind that we buy
them on the free market, which means that many difficulties .must
be overcome; therefore .we can claim to have a good supply Of food
stuffs, with the oxception of rationed geode.
It isnot true that meals at "Jadran" are served on tin plates.
A limited quantity of crockery is kept in our warehouses, which
is.usually used for serving of meals to various delegations which
come to Belgrade: therefore it is not true that we have three wagons
of porcelain crockery unused.
It .is not true that the Trade Union Council for Belgrade
demanded that the director of this enterprise should be removed.
The fact is tat all the waiters are uniformed and decently
dressed.
There is a shortage of soda and mineral water, but it is the
fault of those enterprises wIth which we had made contracts, but
which failed to deliver a regular supply; therefore we are not
to be blamed for that.
Our problems are quite different from those mentioed in that
article with which our managements, as well os trade union branches,
are very well acquainted, but miracles cannot be done, or expected
to be done over night.
(Palitika, August 20, 1950)
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SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS
This Bulletin containstranslations from Yugoslav newspapers and periodicals. It is intended for the use of
the participating missions and not for general distribution. Accuracy of the translations is not guaranteed.
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THIS IS AN ENCLOSURE 1'
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BORBA
P.11 WORKING BRIGADES IN THE ELECTRIC POWER, STATIONS (2 cols.)
WORKERS, COUNCILS TAKING OVER MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISES
(2 cols.of reports)
LET THE SECOND NATIONAL LOAN DE A BIG SUCCESS (2 cols.)
P.2. BULGARIAN aii]ALIsm - WHAT THOSE WHOJL_VE FLED BULGARIA HAVE TO
SAY ABOUT IT. (3 cols.)
TRADITIONAL "ALKA" GAMES AT SINJ.
CULTURAL NEWS; BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR;
NEW BUILDINGS FOR SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTES IN
LJUBLJANA
YUGO FILMS AT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL IN SCOTLAND;
ITALIAN SCIENTIST DR.GIORDANO ACCI IN YUGOSLAVIA;
YUGOSLAV OPERA SINGER WINDS UP HER TOUR OF ISRAEL.
P.34 BUYING Ur CAMPAIGN IN OSIJEK REGIoN.
YUGOSLAV/SWEDISH PROTOCOL ON TRADE PND PAYMENTS.
LAKE SUCCE3J: MEMBERS 02 SECURITY COUNCIL HOLD AN INFORMAL
MEETING.
25X1A
22ncl'August, 1950.
MUNCHEN; ANOTHE RED rArEfi BANNED IN WEST GERMANY.
AGAINST SLANDERS AND MISINFORMATION:
REVAMPED INQUISITION:
NEW INTERPRETATION OF THE "STOCKHOLD PETITION".
ARMED CONFLICT IN KOREA;
US AIRCRAFT CONCENTRATE ACTION ON FRONT WEST OF MASQN AND
TEGU;
COMMUNIQUE FRDMMCARTHUR'S HQ;
NORTH KOREAN COMMUNIQUE;
DEPLOMENT OF FORCES IN KOREA:
AUSTRALIA SENDING A BATTALION OF TROOPS TO KOREA;
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P.3. GENERAL. COLLINS AND ADMIRAL SHERMAN 'ARRIVE IN TOKYO.
ATHENS: VENIZELOS HAS NOT MANAGED TO FORM CABINET
PEKING: TELEGRAM FROM CHU EN LY ? TO TRYGVE LIE AND MALIK
NEW ?DELHI: DENIAL TI-UtT 14A0 TZE TUNG HAS SENT INVITATION TO NEHRU
TO VISIT PEKING. ?
FRANNFURT: .W ST POLITICAL CIRCLES EXAMINING ADENAUER'S STTEENT
NHISSE:5: RESOLUTION OF CP BELGIUM IN CONNECTIJN WITH NURDER OF
PARTY.7RESIDENT.
ROME: PROTEST AY ITALIAN WORKERS ALINT MURDER IN BEL IUM.
RIO DE ,JANIERO: COURT ACTION AGAINST LEADElS OF CP. BRAZIL.
WHY THE QUESTION. OF HEALTH PROTECTION IN BO. MINE IS NOT BEING SOLVED.
WINNING PENNATS AND AWARDS GIVEN TO BEST WORKING COLLECTIVES IN
SERBIA.
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YUGOSLAVIA IN THE EYES OF THE WEST tContinuation)
But we see that that policy badly called .7defence of democracy
against communism" is supported by many millions of people in the
USA, Great Britain and Western Europe, because of foar.of communist
parties as agents of a foreign power which does not respect democracy
and human rights, and that this View is much strengthened by Soviet
policy towards Yuoslavia. The way in which the Soviet Union treats
Yugoslavia is quickly becoming the main argument to justify the cold
war and scepticism at the possibility of getting peace with the Soviet
Union by means of discussions, compromise or agreement. We who
oppose such a policy come up ag,ainst the answer: "You say that the
leaders of the Soviet Union many times have said that capitalist and
socialist countries niust live and trade in a peaceful way one with
the other, on the basis of mutual respect'of the rights of each
to conduct its internal affairs in a way which suits it. But look
how the Soviet Union acts towards another socialist countrY -Yugo
slavia".
It is not possible to fight against the official Ahglo-American
policy, which represents cold wars the armaments rage and a refusal
to carry on discussions, on the basis of any kind of passing over
of cominform lies about Tugoslavia or with the attitude that 'the
Soviet Union can do nothing wrong and accordingly it should have a
free hand to treat Yugoslavia or any other small state exactly as it,
pleases, as also by efforts to ignore the problems created by the
Soviet-Yugoslav"quarreli Accordingly a movement for peace in the
West which looked realistically at the facts and which answers the
questions which are appearing in the minds of men, must start with the
demand that Western progressive opinion understand and support the
principles on which Yugoslavia stands.
After this it Would be necessary to present the demand for
discussions for a general settlement of all questions on the basis
of treating the Soviet Union and China as equal parties in the settle-
ment of all outstanding problems in Europe and in Asia on the con-
ditions that the USA and the USSR, as also all their adherents, once
more confirm their readiness to keep to the obligations contained in
the charter of UNO, not to interfere in the internal affairs of other
states and to give real proof that they really mean to keep to these
obligations. Proof of this should be given in such a way that the
USA would end every political anti-communist discrimination and inter-
vention in exchange the Soviet Union and the cominform countries
would establish normal economic and diplomatic relations with Yugo-
slavia and cease the propaganda war against this country.
Those are the main currents in public opinion in the West as
regards Yugoslavia and the problem .which its stand raises in world
politics.
What can Cugoslavia do to strengthen its position in the West?
First, of course, to continue to remain firm in the international
field and to succeed in building socialism. The fact that Yugoslavia,,,
is really independent and has not made any political, military or
economic concessions to the United States has an immense importance.
Whatever they have said the Western powers are in fact ready to trade
with Yugoslavia and to give her credit on that basis although the
American and Britih Foreign Ministeries undoubtedly will continue to
hope that in time Yugoslavia will become so economically weak or beso
frightened by the Soviet war of nerves that it will come into the
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The greater freedom given to, correspondents of Western papers, .
the facilities and encouramlent- given to people from Western countries
to ,visit Yugoslavia and see7themse1ves, represent a most*valuable con-
tribution towards informing public orinion. Even if some corres-
pondents or visitor sends some ill-intentioned or frivolour report
that fact will not be able to dutweigh the reports of the others and
the fact itself that there exists freedom to send reports. Even in
the case of some news being bad, Western public opinion will be
impressed by the fact that the corresrondent has been able to send it
from Yugoslavia. Finally, truth will. prevail, and the truth about
Yugoslavia - although she has certain imperfections, when properly
estimated Fepresents something good.and encouraging.
The attitude of the West towards fugosle.via is very slowly
changing - not enly the opinion of the governments and those in office
but also public o-Lnion, and especially progressive public opinion is
becoming Conscious of the value-and importance of fugoslavia's stand
from their point of view. The friends of Yugoslavia find an increas-
ing interest and an increasing good-will. Time is on Yugoslavia's
side..
(PbLITIKA Sunday)
FOREIGN- POLICY: STNEY
England
The House of Commons has been summoned for the 12th September.
Since the "decis.ion of the Executive Committee of.the etlantHe
Fact for members to increase their efforts for defencelthe defence
chiefs in England have increased their pressure on the government to
step up.rarrr,ament preparations. There is talk of increasing the
term of military, service from 18 to 24. months.
The USA
The Atlantic Pact countries will meet in New York. on the 15th
and 16th September, Before the conference. Bevin, Acheson and Truman
. will meet,' It,45 thought that, they will coneider, amongst other
things, the question of, accepting the 14 new countries who wish to join
the Atlantic pact.
Henry Wallace and Thomas Emerson have resigned. from the
Progressive. Party.
Congress has passed a law giving Truman wide powers to intro-
duce rationing and price control., :Congress has resolved that a
certain number of atomic scientists and others come -before the court
for contempt of congress, because they refused.to. state 'whether they
were or had been members of the communist. party.
The Senate has passed with amendments, the law on immigration
to the USA which makes it possible to expel from the Country any
foreignor, including, forei71 representatives, for public- security
reasons. The law is intended to limit entry into the USA..and make
it easier. to .exnel persons suspected of 'subversive activity."
Truman has signed a law providing 350 million dollars for the
development of a submarine driven by atomic energy,
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The Security Council
No Progress has been made in the Security Council. There has
been much had language, sometimes bordering on insults. Senator
Austin accused Malik of obstructing any action to bring peace to
Korea and to prevent the spread of hostilities. Malik again tire-
lessly repeated his attacks and demanded that the USA stop "savage
bombardment.of the peaceful population of Korea".
France
The conference of the six countries discussing the Truman plan
has broken off work. They have produced a draft which envisages
the direction of the organisation by an international authority. The
setting up of a joint assembly which would be a type of parliament.
The Council of Ministers would represent the link between an inter-
national authority and the individual government.
At Strasbourg MacMillan has presented a pronosal which somewhat
differs from the Schuman Plan and is intended to remove the differences
in the views between France and England. Schuman appeared before the
assembly and asked for its sunnort for his plan. He announced that
England will present its counter-proposals at the end of September,
which might mean that in spite of all opposition it sees the value of
such a union and is afraid of being left on its own.
Churchill made a proposal for the formation of a Joint European
.Army.
Bele,ium
The Belgian iarliament has passed the law on the transfer of the
royal ptrogative to Prince Bedouin. Van Zeeland was asked to
form a new government which is entirely Christian Democratic.
Turkey
Seven directors and editors of left wing newspapers have been
arrested in Istanbul. Their papers opposed the sending of Turkish
soldiers to Korea.
"According to an announcement by the Turkish Minister of Justice,
the Turkish government have decided to take away their citizenship
from all Turkish communists. A commission has already been established
to work on the preparation of lists of persons who will be affected
by this measure. It is stated that this has been undertaken "because
of the communist danger".
'-'ulgaria has sent Turkey a note demanding that Turkey accept in
the course of 3 months 250,000 Turks from Bulgaria. This demand will
no doubt give cause for new disagreements between the two countries
between whom there is already great tension. The Bulgarian demand
which is very categorical will place Turkey in a very difficult posi-
tion as regards accepting housing and employing such a great number
of persons.
Germany
The People's Assembly of the East German Zone has raified the
agreement with Poland recognising the Oder-Nissa line as the permanent
frontier 1-etween the two countries. The session at which this agree-
ment was approved was attended by less than half the people's represen-
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At the Council of Europe the German socialists have opnosed
the rearmament of Germany, claiming that that would be grounds for
the Soviet Union immediately to attack Germany. In vain did old
Churchill try to convince them that the USSR would not be able to find
in that act a reason for a'preventative war, because its plans hod
long since been worked out? and could not be changed by such an
incident. The German delegates remained unpersuaded.
Greece
An Athens Court has condemned to death 12 members of the communist
party, out of 61 accused, 17 have been released and the remainder
given terms of imprisonment. They were accused of plotting murder
of Greek and Allied pe 'sons and of murdering the Minister
of Justice Ladas and of causing disorder aril carrying out sabotage.
The Cyprus delegation which is in London has asked the English
government to recognise the 1-lebicite demanding unity with Greece.
If they do not ,:et satisfaction they will take the matter to UNO.
Korea
Almost nothing can be said of the military operations because
the situation changes from day to day. In general the advance of
North Korean forces and the withdrawal of the Americans continues
only very much more slowly. In the last few lays the American forces
have gone over toe partial offensive which has given meagre results
and was quickly stopped. On the other hand a carefully prepared move-
ment of North Korean forces against the temporary capital of TTegu and
on the river Naktong which should have opened a broad advance on
Fusan which was frustrated by the strength of American air action
which in the course of two hoursdropped about 1,000 tons of bnmbs
on the enemr lines.
It can he said that the war of destruction is more-vaged against
towns and habitations ? than on the front itself.
Indrresia
On the request of the Inionesian government a conference is being
held in the Hague on the inclusion of New Guinea into Indonesia.
Holland ioes not agree that it is a nart of Indonesia. In fact long
before this c-nferance it was announced that Holland on the instigation
of America woull oP-.,ose the unificati-n of this island with Inlcn-sia.
l=robably the talks will not result in the Indonesian lenands being met.
The Indonesian Federal Tarliament has Proclaimed a new constitu-
tion changing the federal to a central state.
(Sd.) MILON.
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THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN BULGARIA.
"During the first ten days of' August about 500 fsmilies
from the districts of Llagojevgract and Petrie were interned, and
there have been similar internments in the rest of Prin Macedo-
nia ... The Bulgarian authorities not only interned Macedonians
but also all those Eulgars who in any way and at any time have
shown sympathy towards Yugoslavia...."
Such news is gisen by Macedonian and Eu garian refugees
,who preferred to come over to Yugoslavia to being shut up in lor-
ries and taken to the "interior" under guard.
The article gives many names of the Eulgars $'id Mace-
donians who have fled to Yugoslavia and the circumstances in which
they left their country. Here are some of them.
Mihalkov from the district of Trno said that .up to the
time of the Resolution they had seen with optimism how the old
disputes no longer existed and how there wereno frontiers. Out
the Resolution surprised anybody and the'leaderlhip of the village
were with the people. How did things 'go on then? During 1949
alone 314 villagers left the village. One by one the members of
the leadership were removed and on the 3rd May, some Moscow jeeps
drew up outside the district committee. The leadership:Wa8
discharged without any voting or question . Obedient "leaders"
were then"co-opted".
Alexandar Mirchev from the village of Dragojcinef,
Kjustendil district spoke about how the housed in his village
were covered with placards slandering Yugoslavia.
Compulsory conferences were held and at the
same time people were being interned.
The secretary of the district committee in Dragojcinac,
Stanisa Isterjev at one of the conferences said that there were
"three regiments of the Serbian Army" in the village of Bozica
near Bosiljgrad and that "these Serbs might easily attack Bul-
garia". He went on the say that "the American Army was there with
them",
.7cidor Aleksijev a menber of the bureau of the district
committee of Godec was asked why he fled to Yugoslavia. His answer
was: "First of all I was not satisfied with the policy of the
Bulgarian leadership and sympathised? with Yugodasia. One mornkg
on the wall of my house appeared the words:'Death to Aleksiejev,
the Titoite;"
?fte c1espeaks of the reception of these refugees
In Yugoslavia? Ye Yugoslav Red gross hag taken care of them
and they have been issued with ration-cards like any other worker3
before commencing work. The refugee d said that there were no
troop concentrations as the frontier, no trenches, no strengthen-
ing of police precautions, no camps with electric wires, no.in-
ternments of peaceful peasants in Yugoslavia, whereas all these
things existed in Bulgaria.
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The article goes on to speak about the organisation of
groups whose job it was to prevent people from crossing the front-
ier. Who ever appearetisuspi(loue to the group could be sentenc-
ed to at least 6 months forced labour. The Lulgariap authorities
violated the agreement about dual ownership and.forced their
peasants to take the harvest from the fields of the Yugoslav dual
owners and to hand it over to military reserve warehouses. In
the districts of Kula and Trno the peasants protested and that is
why they mobiiised-the army and police forces there.
The Bulgarian emigrants spoke about the alleged crime of
the Yugoslav frontier guards who killed two Bulgarian frontier
guards. The truth of the matter is this. A certain Dulgarian
frontier guard Marko Simeonov, now a Capt., killed 20 Bulgars
who were attempting to cross over into Yugoslavia. Amongst these
were two frontier guards. But the Bulgarian authorities, as usual
change() the thing around saying that it was "just one more proof
to the Bulgarian people that Yugoslavia had all but attacked their
freeeom and independence and the hest proof of this was the bodies
of their two countrymen"( unfortunately these were unable to speak
about their murderers).
Sd. D. Vukobratovic,BORLA, 22nd August 1950)
THE GHOST OF THE INQUISITION.
History recirds the inquisition as the darkest, the most
reactionary medieval institution which tried in every way to
crush P 7thirg t'C not agree with church dogma. Amongst its
victims were Giordano Bruno, Jan Huss, the works of Dante, Copera.
.nico, Galileo , Luther and others. One of the things which came
Out of it was the index libro prohibitorum, which was a list of
books the faithful were prohibited from reading on pain of death
by fire.
However, the inquisition has appeared again and the pyre
and the "blab list" are once more the order of the day. This
time it has not only appeared in Rome, where the interventIon of
the Vatican has banned the works of Palsac and Rabelais,-but where
one at least expected, in the People's Democracies.
In Eastern Germany, which is controlled by the USSR and
the United Socialist Party the works of 7 authors and musucians
have been banned. In Bulgaria a whole series of political and
economic pamphlets and books, literary reviews, novels stories
and peema have been banished from state and soil institutions,
libraries and reading rooms. In Poland books'byAugoslav writers
Cankar, Nazar, Ivo Andric and Oskar Davico have been banned, ,:and
in Albania Yugoslav books have been burned since the Comi?nform
Resolution.
When they xeincapable of waging an ideological war then
they resort to force. For this reason Vlko Chervenkov banned
the "Album of Gerogi Dimitrov" and deleted pages 21 to 24 of the
"Selections from Georgi flimitrov."
And so in Poland no one is allcved to know that Yugoslatia
has her literature. There as in Bulgaria and Hungary and Eastern
Germany the works of the Yugoslav writers are banned to prevent
discussion. In the old times Marx countered Frudhome by writing
against Ili._m_jauAt,Ellgjres wr,40..idiAtivUmE.1.504164fitAkm44yainst
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bourgeois writers such as Sartre, Andre .Gide e C. ..ncl'can.only
remove the difficulty bY banning their 'work.
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Ga..L;AT GCLD AND DOLLAR RESERVES
Defore the war, the gold and dollar reserves of the entire
?d
sterling areaeamountedoto about 10 milliards (billion' dollars;
After the war, the, reserves fell down to 2,476 million dollars,
coupled with destruction of industry, loss of shipping-and loss of
one thind of the capital invested in foreign countries, marked a
considerable reduction in the economic power of the sterlingearea.
The post-war-years have been marked for Great Britain not only by '
her enormous efforts to .increase her industrial potential and, export,
but also by the constant decrease in the gold and dollqr reserves.
At the beginning of September 1949, these reserves had fallen down
to 1,340 million dollars and, no doubt, this was the main-reaSen for
the devaluation of. the .Pound Sterling.
Opinions were divided, on the devaluation of the Pound Sterling. .
Although no, one considered that the devaluation by itself was.
sufficient to improve t. economic situation of Great Britain, quite .
a lot of people thought that it could be expected that the devaluation.
together with the:Other measures of economic policy, Would help ?
increase Great Britain's gold and dollar reserves. However, three
months after the devaluation the reserves were increased from 1,340
to 1,688 million dollars; at the end of?the first Quarter of 1950, they
were increased to 1,984.million dollars, and at the end of the second
Quarter ta_2,422 million dollars. The'result of this was that the
egrlier sciptics changed their opinion, although the Chancellor of
the Exchequer Gripps still warns, with reason, that one Must not be ,
carried away by the results achievedeobut that steps Ishould becon-
tinued in theAireCtion.Of increasing exports and decreasing imports,
particularly 'from the dollar countries.- ?
The above figures convincingly speak of the continuous increase
in Great -3ritain's gold and: dollar reserves after the devaluation ? -.
of the Pound Sterling.. Now, the question is whether this occurrence.
is exclusively theresult of devaluation and the economic measures which
were Undertaken subsequettly,or whether they are the result of some
other circumstances maybe of some Mikawberian "happy turn", 'At
the end of the first Quarter of this year, Great -ritain showed an
increaseoin her balance of payments of 40 million dollars, whereas
her gold and dollar reserves showed an. increase 'of 296 million. Th?s.
figure of increase.includes, in addition to the mentioned '40' million,
also the 229 million from Marshall Aid and the 27 pillion from the
Canadian loan. Under, the date of jUne- .30th of thiS year, there has
been an increase in the?balance-of payments of 180 'million,- and the
total- increase inthe reserves amounted to 436 million. Ais
inciiease contains, in addition to the mentioned 180 millions, another
240 millions from the Marshall Aid and. 18 million from the Canadian
loan. But although in the total increases at the end of the first and.
second Quarters of-this year the'major part is rePresented by receipts
outside of business transactions, the surpluses Of 40 and 180 million
dollars in the -balance of payments are encouraging in view'of the fact
that in 1949 the balance of payments s owed a deficit of 1,532 million
and that the reserves inthe same- year fell 168 million below the 1948
figure. Activiation of the balance of payments is the consequence
of increased exports and decreased imports, in. July of last year, the
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Sterling countries-decided to lower their imports from the dollar
area by 25 per cent, i.e., by 400 million dollars. During the
first half of this vear,. the imports were lower by even more than the
above figure. This has been followed by increased export, althoughe
less from Great Britain and more (raw materials) from the Sterling
area. The United States' need to inc ease its stocks of raw materials
has contributed towards bigger purchases from the'sterling area
countries of rubber, tin, manganese, chrome, jute, wool and cocoa.
Since the beginning of this year, the prices of these raw materials
have been going up and this, too, has helped make bigger profits
in dollars.
The tendency of improvement in Great Britain's balance of
payments and, consequently, of increase in her Fold and dollar reserves,
which manifested itself.during the first two Quarters of this year,.
will,
will, as it now arrears, not be interrupted during the third Quarter.
Although it could have been expected that, because of the decrease
in. Marshall Aid, seasonal decrease of exports and expected increase
in imports, the influx of Fold and dollars would be decreased, it
appears that the events in the Far East have created a favorable
situation for the Sterling area. The big military credits of the
USA will, no doubt, be utilized to a great extent for new and big
purchases of raw materials from the Sterling area. Even up till now
export of raw materials has represented 4/5 of the, value of all the
eXports to the USA, so that one can expect that the influx of gold
and dollars will be increased during the present Quarter also.
Naturally, one must also count with the fact that Great 2,ritain will '
use raw materials from the Sterling area for her own armament,?,,m1 that,
for the same purpbse, she will have to increaser her imports from the
USA.
Since the devaluation of the Pound Sterling, Great Britain's
gold and dollar reserves have been developing under favorable cir-
cumstances, which are not a consequence of the devaluation but rather
the result of the strained international situation. Consequently,
one may expect that Great Britain's Fold and dollar reserves will go
up all the time until the internation-11 sitation gets near a war
situation. Great Britian's,three-year armament program of 3,400
million pounds sterling, may have an unfavorable influence on the
further development of her economic relations with foreign countries
which means that there may be a decrease in the influx of gold and
dollars, and even a decrease in her present day gold reserve.
True, America's 4 milliard (billiOnl dollar aid to the Western
European countries for the purpose of armament, will be of benefit
to Great Britain, too, so that she will decrease her expenditures in
:ier own currency and be less forced to expose her reserves to
unproductiye spending. All in all, Great Britain has profited by
the "Cold'War" to improve her paying ability towards foreign
countries, and whether or not her geld and dollar reserves will
be further. increased - will depend on factors which are not connected
with he economic policy but which might turn against her although
up till now they h,,ve been favorable for her.
(Sgd.) J.P.
(Republika-August 22, 1950)
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REFUGEES FROM BULGARIA ON THE TERROR AND PERSECUTION OP:THE
BORDER POPULATION.
Friends 'of Bora Lecevski from Trno, Bulgaria have often
heard him say "that everything will be all right when the
Russian come". His opinion was shared by many others. But when
Russians came, Bora and others began realizing that everything
was not so well. After the Resolution, Dora was jailed es an
"anti-national element 4. Recently, his family was deported like
many others whidh are deported by the Bulgarian authorities be-
cause they have relatives in Yugoslavia, because of their failure
in making deliveries, because of their opposition to the Comin-
formist policyletc.
The fate of Bora LeceVski is the fate of many honest pat-
riots and true anti-fascists of Bulgaria who in this or that way
. manifested their disagreement with the Cominform policy of the
Chervenko Government of turning the rich Bulgarian country into
a mere satellite of the Soviet Union. And the greater the resis-
tance of the masses to such a policy, the greater are.the terror
and persecutions, arbitrariness and unlawfulness of the Bulgarian
?authorities.
From the very first day of the Resolution, the Bulgarian
Cominformists began persecuting and maltreating all those who
were supposed to be opponents of the policy of the Cominform even
if they were not in possession of the actual evidence supporting
it. Until recently the Bulgarian authorities have been imprison-
ing on a big scale only individual opponents of the Chervenkov
regime. Imprisonments and persecuti)ns were particularly numer-
UB in Pirin Macedonia which is not surprising when one bears in
mind that the Macedonians have been deprived of their national
rights and that Chervenkov simply Bulgarized them.
Recently, however, together with numerous armed provoca-
tions on the frontier, the Bulgarian authorities have increased
maltreatment of the population inhabiting border regions, and
began jailing also families of the suspected people, of those
that escaped in Yugoslavia or of those who have relatives in
this country; imprisoned are not only those who are brave enough
to criticize this or that act of authorities1 but also their fami-
lies. Every shuch person, irrespective of his "offence" is pro-
claimed by the Bulgarian Cominformists to be a "Titoist", so it
is only a question of time when he and his family will be im-
prisoned.
People on the territory of the entire border region facing
Yugoilavia are formally in a "home prison". One is not permitted
to go from a villAge to a village without a special permit. And
not only that, but one cannot go to his own field from 8 p.m. to
5 a.m. without such a permit which is issued only to persons co-
operating woth the Security Service. As they have no confidence
in inhabitants of these regions, the Bulgarian authorities are
bringing there from the interior of the country armed members of
the Bulgarian Workers Party (Communists) dressed as civilians, and
policemen.
Since August 1, the Bulgarian Cominformists agan deporting
on a big scale whole families - old men women and children. Thus,
they deported, for example, from Trno about 60 families, from
Rakovica 7 and from Sredorek 10. Deportation on an extensive scale
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Gradskopska Koliba, Kirijevo, Dragoman, and so on.
Many "others, among which are 16 year old boys and girls
are ). escaping from Bulgaria and finding their refuge in ugosla-
via in order to avoid persecutions and deportation. Refugees
from Bulgaria, who are arriving here individually or in groups,
tell us about the terror of the Bulgarian authorities, about
hard economic conditions, arbitrariness Of these who are now rul-
ing in Bulgaria and accuse the Government of Vlko Chervenkov of
being responsible for the existing misery and unlawfulness in
Bulgaria, which he is illustrating as a perticular proseperity.
The author of this articel then quotes some of the re-
fugees as follows:
Ivan letkov from Makres, county of Vidin told him: "Asses-
sments for peasants are so high that only a few ed them can fulfil
their obligations with respect to deliveries of wheat, cattle or
wool".... "I was visited one day by Vasil Ktstov, a devout Com-
informist, ncw officer of the Secut!ty Service, who told me that
I should join a peasant co-operative or count myself as dead one
of these days." ..."There is no footwear in the villae. A pair
of shoes is sold on the free market for 10,000 to 12,000 levas.
Our village, with its 500 inhabitants, as been assigned only 20
pairs of shoes for the year".
The prevailing situation in Bulgaria is according to the
refugees such that inhabitants of the border regions are forced
to find refuge from their authorities either in their forests or
in Yugoslavia. The number of refugees from Bulgaria is growing
day by day.
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60 NUPE
HEADLINE
25X1A
August 23, 1950.
BORBA
P.1. LAKE SUCCESS: GREAT POES CONTINUE TO ACCUSE ONE ANOTHER
NEW YORK: ST,TEENT ='Y HUGH WESTON, MEM12ER OF MASSACHUSETTS
COMMITTEE FOR PEACE
P.3
ROME: VOCE GARIFILDINA DEFENDS YUGOSLAV POSITION
FRANKFURT: CP WEST GERMANY IS TRYING TO PRESENT 5)VIET PEACE
CAMPAIGN AS ONLY WAY TO PREVENT WAR
WAR IN KOREA:
PYONGYANG: FIERCE BATTLES CONTINUE ON ALL SECTORS
TOKYO: BREAKTHROUGH OF NORTH KOREANS BEHIND AMERICAN REGIMENT
TOKYO: AMERICAN AND BRITISH AIR FORCE OPERATIONS
TOKYO: GUERRILLAS APPEAR NEAR TAEGU
LAKE SUCCESS: NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT PROTESTS AGAINST
BONDING OF HOSPITALS
TOKYO: NEW LANDING OF SOUTH KOREANS
LONDON: 'RITISH ADMIRALTY ORGANIZING COMMANDO UNIT FOR KOREA
PARIS: FRANCE AND THE PHILIPPINES SENDING GROUND FORCES
BRUSSELS: ANOTHER CP LEADER KILLED
TRIESTE: MASS DEMONSTRATIONS OF WORKERS IN TRZIC
GORIZIA: DIFFICULT POSITION OF SLOVENES IN VENETIAN SLOVENIA
LAKE SUCCESS: REPATRIATION CF PRISONERS FROM USSR ON DAILY AGENDA
OF UN GENERAL i:ISSEMDLY SESSION
BERLIN: MINISTER OF REGIONAL GOVERNMENT TIRINGIA ESCAPES TO WEST
GERMANY
OTTAWA: SPECIAL SESSION OF CANADIAN PARLIAMENT BECAUSE OF RAILROAD
STRIKE
>it
LAKE SUCCESS: FAILURE IN SOLUTION OF KASHMIR PROBLEM
WASHINGTON: TRUMAN GIVEN NEW POWERS
THE DOG IS NOT HOWLING BECAUSE OF THE VILLAGE
IN CONNECTION WITH FPRY NOTES TO BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT cols.)
PGLITIKA
P.1, NEW DEHLI: NEHRU WILL NOTI-VISIT CHINA IN NEAR FUTURE
GLAS
P.2, ALBANIAN BUSINESS
P.3. BLACKMARKETEER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN RANKOVICEVO
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IN CONNECTION WITH FPRY NOTES TO AJLC...IAN GOVERNMENT
The FPRY Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed notes to the Bulgarian
government in connection with the .unfounded and fictitious claims of
the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning actions toward
Bulgarian citizens in the FPRY And refugees from Aegean Macedonia
who are living in our country. The first note points out that the
.Bulgarian Embassy in Belgrade is very well acquainted with the fact
that Hungarian citizens enjoy al the rights that all other foreign
citizens in the FP-AY have. At the same time the note stresses that
the Yugoslav Ministry of Foreign Affairs has on several occasions
acquainted the Bulgarian Embassy 4th thf reasons for the arrest of .
several Bulgarian citizens who were carrying out enemy and subversive
activities. In this note our Ministry of Foreign :iffairs underlines
that the malicious destortion of facts and the presentation'of the
position of refugees from Aegean Macedonia in a false light, have
for their object to justify and mask the discriminatory measures which
the Yugoslav citizens in Bulgaria are exposed to.
In a seprrate note,the Ministry of Foreign Affairs refuted the
claim of the Bulgarian Embassy in Belgrade concerning supposed dis-
criminatory actions of our authorities against representatives of that
Embassy.
Bulgarian Cominform leadership has totally adopted the combined
practice of Goebbeltopropaganda, Himmler's terror, Ribbentrop's
method of sending diplomatic notes. This system has become so habitual
that every new note sent to the Yugoslav government of late does not
represent anything new or surprising, but, to the contrary, an example
of systematic repetition ofa.planders eP-ainst our country (notes are
produced one after the other71 the recapitulation of all earlier false
accusations regardless of the fact that they are disproved by facts.
However, what is the object of this incessent repetition of the
same fabrications? On one hand its object is undoubtedly to convince
the Bulgarian people'that Dulgarian citizens are being arrested without
reason in Yugoslavia, that the freedom of movement of diplomatic
representatives of Bulgaria are restricted in our country, etc. Out
on the other hand, the Tulgarien Cominformists are in'this way attempting
to mask directly that which is occuning at home, i.e., the series of
discriminatory measures against Yugoslov citizens in Bulgaria and the
terror which is being effected against our people in Chervenkov's
Bulgaria.
The facts that were included in yesterday's notes of the Yugoslav
Ministry ef Foreign Affairs addressed to the Bulgarian government,
show that things are exactly that way. Let us consider just one
drastic example. The Bulgarian government asserts supnosedly that the
Yugoslav authorities prevented the Bulgarian Charge d'affaires and
assistant military attache from movirn- about in Skoplje. The
presentation of this event is quite drealitic in the Bulgarian version;
during their stay in Skoplje, these two 2ulgarian representatives could
not move freely because they were constantly followed by two Yugoslav
automobiles at a distance of nothing less that 50 to 70 meters and
of course, full of agents;' also there were agents in the hotel where
they stayed, in the'square, on the corners of streets and in the
restaurant and cafe, so that every move of these two Bulgarian diplomats
was covered. When one considers this f'Ict he asks the question:
Oh, how odd our country must appear to Eastern EuropPan.Cominform
representatives under the impression that every Yugoslav citizen
is an agent.
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But the reverse of this and similar hurriedly composed detective
stories which Hitler's Ministry of Foreign Affairs used abundantly
during-the Munich affair, is completely different. Our representatives
in Sofia have quite a hit to say about this. For example., .Thanko
Milijanovic, secretary of the Yugoslav Embassy, was twice refused to
travel to the monastary of Ril/ in October of last year,by the "!YLilgarian
authorities and our Military Attache; Major Ugrica was. also forbidden
to travel to Ruse -- all Yugoslav diplomatic representatives cannot
move about even in the zone which is net off-limits to foreign diplomats.
These.acausations concerning the persecution and
arrest of Bulgarian citizens in Yugoslavia are made more absurd
that the Bulgarian representatives in Belgrade and the Bulgarian
government know that Bulgarian citizens living in the FPRY enjoy the
same rights as do Yugoslav citizens. However, enemies and subversive
persons must answer for their misdeeds in every country, and this
includes our country, regardless of what their citizenship. The Yugo-
slav Ministry of Foreign Affairs acquainted the Bulgarian Embassy in
Delgrade-with the reasons behind the arrest of several Pularian
citizens; amongst whom were the engineer Serg,iie Janakigev, Asen Georgijev
Karlijev, Vasil Georgijev Datev and Georgeije Stojanov. For example,
the Bulgarian government knows from an earlier note that Janakijev
was arrested because of subversive and sabotage activities and is even
better acquainted with his activities during the war'in the capacity
of employee of the German Military command. Further, At knows that
after liberation the Bulgarian authorities sentenced him for sabotage
and sentenced his father to death by firing squad because of enemy.
activities. Today, it is obvious that it is not important what
Janakijev did during the war, According to the notes of the iulgarian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs what is most important is that he was
arrested in Yugoslavia because of sabotage (and that is just what the
Cominform heads require from their agents) and precisely because of
this he becomes an object of intervention and a newly fryed "hero"
of the Cominform,
The perfidy and cyniciam of the Bulgarian Cominform leadership
knows no boundry, Simultaneously, the Bulgarian government steps onto
even more touchy ground in the attempt to justify the criminal work
of several Bulgarian citizens. Namely it uses a transparent attempt
to tie up the arrest of several Bulgarian saboteurs with the question
of Aegean Macedonian refugees, trying-to present than as Bulgarian
citizens and then, twisting the facts, laments over their supposedly
difficult position. But even this expression of the chauvinist
aspirations of the present day greater ulgaria powerholders is'not
anything new. It also serves for the justification of pressure,
threats and arrests upon Yuroslav citizens in 2ulraria.
Let us now leave the .region of diplomatic interventions and enter
the sphere of everyday human relations. What can be said of the
matter concerning a sheperd from Oslja (near Knjazevac) - Milan
Kostadinovic - which happened on July 14 of this year. The 70 year
old shepard was watching his sheep in the proximity of the ',Iulgarian
border on that date. He fell asleep and when he awoke he noticed that
a few of his sheep had crossed the border. He set out to find, them '
and ran into Bulgarian guards. Nothing was known of him for 13 days,
and on July 27 three sulgarian officers brought his body in a coffin
and left it at the Yugoslav border, A commission of -lectors examined
the body and concluded that the deceased, had a scar four centimeters
wide on his he-d, the remains of blood in his mouth and nostrils, the
right side of his neck was very swollen and had bruises whichwere
inflicted before death, smaller sub-skin bleeding marks, and a large
bruise on the right hip probably caused by a blunt blow. All these
injuries indicate that the'Bulgarian authorities beat him until he died.
This is the mann or which the barbar'us tlgarian authorities use on a
70 year old mon, for whom a Bulgarian major cynically told our border-
men had lintentionally aucap
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uner its-regime.
. The case of Kostadinovic is not singular bUt is sufficient to
show that the ':fulgarian authorities de not respect even the most
'basic human rights and use.barbar0.s. methods against everyone insp.ired
with the Yugoslav o: well the forced rescinding
of Yur7oslav citizenship of ' Yugoslav's in .Allgar,ia, cannot remain .
unknown to the :'A)_lgarian people, ,all this, finally shows what methods
are used by the. Ju17,arian Qeminformists in order to scaretheir own
people and increase hate.7ainst the. ioples of Yugoslavia.
( .orba-:ugust 23)
STATEMENT DY HUGH 'IESTON
New York, August 22
"i,n honest peace movement cannot he based on a policy of interest
spheres, on an imprialist policy of th-, USSR and the Western Powers"- '
stated Hugh 'Weston, member of the Conlittee for Peace of Massachusetts,
to the Tanjug correspondent. "A true peace movement mtst be based
on the desire of the great majority of people for peace, on the desire
of enslaved and colonial peoples for liberation and the attaining of
independence. i true peace movement must freely criticizd the
imperialistic policy and colonialism of Western Powers and must also
freely and sharply criticize the Soviet Policy of interest spheres,
criticize the movements inspired by the USSR which sacrifice the general
interest of peace to particular interest of the Soviet Union and its
desires to expand its interest spheres. Every peace movement which
would only serve to expand the foreign policy of any of the great powers
cannot mobilize the masses of the world and eiefend peace."
Speaking of the USSR campairn arainst Yu-oslavia, ,Hugh I'leston said:
"The threats of the Soviet Russia leadership against socialist Yugo-
slavia are very dangerous. The Soviet leadership is shattering the
unity, of the internati)nal peace movement ' by such a policy."
Weston states that he has studied in detail and is studying all
Cominform publicatins conc rnng Yu-slavia and is convinced that their
accusations were vile slanders. "Th- enemy campaign of the Soviet Union
against socialist Yuroslavia - continued Weston - undermin2d the fRith
of millions of pror,ressive peoples in the rood intentions of the Comin-
form leadership. The example of hostile policies toward Yugoslavia gave
millions of progressive peoples throughout the world reason to doubt the
words Of the Cominferm leadership which claimed that their desire was to
preserve peace in t1-1,- world. The campaign Egainst Yugoslavia morc, than
any other factor has brought the world in the present condition of danger
from a new world war."
? To the Tiuestien as to what he thinks of the invitation of the Yugo-
sl-,v National CeMmittee for the Defense of. 'F'eace?.Jeston'stated: "The
invitation to peace movements and prominent public workers to .investigate
Conditions in Yur4oslavia and the sug;-7estion that a similar inquiry he
carried out in countries n?ighhoring Yugoslavia, proves that your country
is willin.c7: to be judge d on .the basis of f'atts. Such an investigation
would lessen the danger of war because it .Would bring to light the true
state of affairs and would show the world Where the threat to peace in
-11a.t part of the world lies.,
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Concerning the 'resolution of the Yucro:slav Committee for 1,),eace,
Weston said: "The prinoipies 15ut forth in the program of the Yugo-
slav National Committee should become the basis of a new honest'
international peace movement because they represent the'opuly basis
which would preserve peace. I know that the principles or that
program can win the support'of millions of people who do not agree
with imperialist tendencies, but who also cannot agree with the
dogma that the USSR acts on every question with papal infalliblity."
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ALBANIAN BUJINE
Sometimes their needs and sometimes their troubles induce the
cominformists to .repeat theireoutwprnlieS. and slanders and aT,ain
to organise. armed frontier provocations in the "clear frontier area"
towards the ITPY and so on. Very often these things happen together.
Sometimes it is one plan, sometimes another, and in the same way it is
first one country and then, another which is prominent in the anti-
Yugoslav eamPaign - according to the "wise" rlans of the people in
Moscow. Forsecution, mass deportation of members of our national
minority, provocations along our.frontiersore supplemented with new
slanders and the actions by Zhivkov Farkash, Mehmed Shehu and others
who call our army "fascist" and our country "aggressive", etc.
The cominform or rather Moscow bureaucratic leadership were hit
by the great resrense to the cergress of the National Committee of
Yugoslavia for the defence of Peace throughout the whole democratic
world. They were particularly hit by the response to the invitation
of the congress. The cominform propeganda keeps silent about this,
and continues its slanders unabated. These slanders merely show that
the cominformists and their dishonest policy have come to a cul de sac
and they fear the truth like living fire which has penetrnted the
democratic and reaceloving people of the world. In the latest cam-
paign the Albanian rulers have a special place.
What do the Albanian rulers hope to get out of this? They -expect,
together with the other satellites, to devote themselves to preventing
the ever more successful building up of socialism in our country. On
the other hand by creating war psychosis they attempt to divert the
attention of their working masses from vital questions which have
arisen because of their policy, which ultimately prevents theconsoli-
dation of peace in this wart of the world. '
The Albanian rulers charge Yugoslavia with massing troops against
Albania. In actual fact during the last few months a large number
of unitd from the Albanian army have been poted on the Albania-
Yugoslav border and in the garrisons nearby.
Enver's henchmen think up tales about Zuegoslav preparations for
aggression and teach their soldiers to hate Yugoslavia. At all the
politicil lectures it is mainly Albanian officers who speak. They
are officers who have been for training in the USSR and they often
have to speak in the presence of Soviet instructors. Skender-Malic
a frontier guard who escaped, said the following about this: "the
political classes in my unit were held every afternoon. The main
subjects were: how Yugoslavia had gone over into the imperialist
camp, how Yuoslavia was preparing to attack Albania and how socialism
was being built up in Albania thanks solely to the selfless assistance
of the USSR. They told us. that Kosmet had been Albanian and one day
it would again be because the Albanians cannot tolerate the terror
being exercised on the Albanian -minority there.
Cne knows Very well how the selfless help of the USSR appears.
The Albanian rulers attribute to Soviet assistance that assistance
which in fact Albania received from our?country. - But it is difficult
to deceiire the masses of the Albanian people by this. Now the
Albanian government has announced a. 2 year plan fbr the development
of Albanian economy, attempting thus to mitigate the dissatisfaction
of the working people and to demonstrate the "assistance" of the great
Soviet Union. By this plan the lYSR is bound to ship a sugar refinery
with an annual capacity of 10,000 tons-, a textile factory with a
capacity of 20 million metres per year, an oil refinery and a pipe' line
from Kutzova to Valona, a distance of 42 kilometres. So far the USSR
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has only shipped Che pipes, and these in any case would not have been
difficult to procure. This 4unselfish help" amounts.to Paying the
Soviet Union in advance and raw materials and products of Albanian
economy are being taken to the USSR all the time. Amongst the articles
being despatched to the USSR are oil products, chromium, copper, wood,
industrial plants, leather, meat, chees.e and oil. These articles are
loaded onto boots by night by.Llbanian soldiers and during the loading
Albanian civilians are not allowed.at the docks. "
This dissatisfaction of the -workers over the'transformation of
Albania into a- raw material base for Soviet eeonomy is quite natural.
At the same time pressure becomes ever greater. In the villages so-
called village guards are being organised. They are armed groups who
are considered to be firmly in favour of Enver Hohxa . Their job is to
defend the villages from doubtful people and to turn them into armed
servants of the authorities.. More and more people are being arrested
in fabania, whose only fault is that they do not wish to be exploited.
The families of the arrested are sent to concentration camps in Burs.
The families of people who have fled to -fugoslavia are the most numerous.
A certain Albanian soldier Ljuljes Nero, who fled to Yugoslavia.; said
that the people who had attempted to flee with him were arrested and two
of them put to death. He said that their houses had been burnt and
their families interned. (Sd.) D.R.-
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SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS
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DO NOT 'DETACH
25X1A
ugust 24, 1950
HEADL
Borba
P1, MARSHAL TITO RECEIVES REPRESENTATIVES OF ISTRIAN ELECTRIC
RAILROAD
ONE MORE TERRORIST MEASURE AGAINST YUGOSLAV CITIZENS IN BULGARIA
NEW YORK: THE GREAT POWERS DO NOT SUPPORT INDIA'S PROPOSAL
LONDON: LABOR PARTY DELEGATION COMING TO YUGOSLAVIA
LONDON: ATTLEE CALLS FOR CLOSED LABOR PARTY MEETING
P.2. RESOLUTION OF FRENCH YOUTHS WORKING IN ZAGRED
LONDON: SUCCESS OF YUGOSLAV MODELERS IN ENGLISH COMPETITIONS
P.3, THE STOCKHOLM PIGEONS AT KARLS3AD
HOW THE SOVIET GENERAL TOOK OVER VON kLEIST
WAR IN KOREA
Tokyo: Powerful North Korean Attack West of Taegu
Pyongyang: Breakthrough Through. American Defense Line
Tokyo: 'North Korean Refugees Create Diborder in Ranks of Enemy
Fyongyang: Carrying Out of Agraian Reform in Captured Regions
of South Korea
Manila: Yhilippine Partizans Take City of Ragay
P021
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KARACHI: OWEN DIXSON'S REPORT ON KASHMIR DISPUTE
CAPODISTRIA: PLENUM C.F ISTRIAN REGION FEDERATION OF PARTIZANS
DECIDES TO JOIN PF
NEW'YORK: GENERAL RAILWAY WORKERS STRIKE DECIDED ON
BONN: CONSIDERATION OF ADENEUR'S PLAN FOR .GERMAN REARMAMENT'
RAD
PRAGUE REFRAIN PF STOCKHOLM APPEAL
OMLADINA
P,2, AID TO THE INSTRUCTOR: NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE AND THE STAND OF THE
CCCPSU (b) TOWARD THE PRINCIPLE OF SOVEREIGNTY AND VOLUNTARINESS
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THE DOG DOES NOT 3ARK IN ORDER TO GUARD THE VILLAE - DUT:DECAUSE'HE
IS AFRAID - (A Serbian National.Sayine ,
Two old friends met one day,. They sat down and started talking
about things.. They talked and talked until the had nothing more to
talk about,Then one of them said:
"Let us talk about the Cominform".
"Nuts," said the other, "that is a boring subject."
"Not boing at all, let us start and you will see".
"It is boring, I tell you. I bet you I can guess a year in advance
a4 the things they will fabricate about us."
"And I bet you won't. Now I will tell you something and you won't be
able to guess its source."
"All right, all right, - let us not euai,rel'about it. If you.
want to talke - shoot."
"Well, then, tell me if you can, who announced this: 'Last year
/86 priests were hung in Yugoslavia without Court trial, 132.of them
were sentenced to death, 82 of them were imprisoned, 519 banished, and
89 disappeared. 4,314 churches were destroyed".
"Who else could it be but the Vatican, some Civilita Cattolica, or
the Giornale d'Italia".
"Right, you have guessed it. And now tell me who writes this:
'In Yugoslavia the priests are being constantly mistreated; there is
no end to secret trials of priests. In the gaols, the priests are put
to most horrible tortures. The authorities are resorting to all
possible means to prevent the holding of church services'?"
"Pah, even small .kids know about these stupidities of Fred Sparks
which appeared in the ail2mgajla.allyelgem. But what has all this to do
with the Cominform?"
"Wait abit, you'll see. Now .guess who writes this: 'Tito's
janisaries have increased their terrorism against the unsubjugated
priesthood; they have called off election of a new Patriarch which was
fixed for July 10, and they have gaoled certain priests...."
vMy friend, all that is the same old song. gain some Italian
paper, or maybe it is the French paperMonde"..
- "And now you are wrong! Did not I.tell you that it will be
interesting, ch?- . That was, written, my -('..ear old friend, by no one
else but the Literaturnaya-Gazeta and broadcast by Radio-Moscow!"
71 ?
And now we must tell our readers that these two friends are
fictitious, But only they - and all the rest is quite true. Even
that concerning.the. Literaturnaya Gazeta is quite true- although
it is difficult to believe. Truly, when we look at it, it does not
appear to be quite clear. Now, it is not surprising-that those in
the Vatican, and generally in the bourgeois coutries, should fabricate
"destruction of churches and servants of God" in our country. In those
countries, the.men are, let us say, God-fearing and such things have
a high price. In those'countries, even the Communists go to church
regularly. For example, a member of the Central Committee of the
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Communist Party of?France or Italy, 'goes to church and offers a
prayer: "0 Father, give strength to our weak forces. If the Red
Army does'not come to liberate us,.help us Thou, .and destroy the
cursed Titoites:" That is how the'thinFs are in the.'dest-- and there
is nothing to be said about it. Tut, you will allow, it is not
ouite clear that now in the USSR the "prin;cipld Communists" should
Start crying about the fate of the church and, in doing so, avail
themselves of the literary works of the Vatican on the "Horrible
terror applied to the church in Yugoslavia."
No, it is not clear: Are we to believe th,lt in the USSR they have
called to office one sleepy-stick-in-the Mudovitch (name unknown in
the literary world) stroked his fair hair, and said to him:
"Serbl.an Iatrip?rch avrilo is dead...and now fire away at them
over
"But how shall I do it," cried the frightened Sleepy-stick-in-
the...Mudovic-. "How shall I fire away.without any facts"?
"Fire away even without any facts. You are supposed to be a
writer, and you ought to have imagination, Licencia, Poetica and the
like".
And so the Sloepy-stick-in-the-MudoviC fired away: "Tito and his
henchmen did not like, the independent attitude of Patriach Gavrilo who
in a manly way repulsed all the attempts at seizing the Serbian
Orthodox Church and placing her in the service of the dollar dem-cc:racy"
-Tatriac4 Gavrilo bravely withstood all the pressure of the foreign
and domestic inquisitors and strongly censured the road taken b the
reactionary heads of the Orthodox Church who 'have sold themselves to
the American. imperialists". "In vain did the TitoiteS,try, by ? -
throwingjn jail arid sending to prison Campshundrads-of priests faith-
ful to Patriabh Gavrilo, to break the Patriach and make him recognise the
fascist regime introduced by the Tito clique" .....
And that is how Sleepy-sti,ck-in-the-Mudovitch "fired away" at us.
But let us make here just a "small" correction. Back in 1947,
Patriach Gavrilo made a public appeal to the Orthodox priesthood to
fully co-operate with Marshal Tito's Government. One can see that
Sleepy-stick-in-the-Mudovitch has not read the papers. "With indig-
nation", says he, "did the Patriach refuse to recognise the fascist
regime":
Up to here, one could say that it is allright: a "literary work"
of some one. over there-. A personal inspiration, etc. But, the poor
writer has not composed everything just by himself. We shall see at
once - and the thing will be quite plain to us. Because, Sleepy-
stick-in-the-Mudovitch also writes about how Patriach Gavrilo wrote
to the Patriach of Moscow, Alexei, saying that "our tradition tells us
to receive brotherly help and protection from Russia - that great
power". Oh, yes: Traditions: Now, if we couple'these traditions
with the text about "the .gaoling of our priests on the eve of the
election of the newPatriach" - we shall immediately see the trick.
That is why those in Moscow are feeling sorry about things. Now,
you' see, they have no success in overthrowing "that cursed Tito clique".
Cog, 0 God! Another thing, the wise leadership did not overlookeven
celestial matters, and so in 1945, it tried to "put in order" the
Serbian Orthodox chrch. Patriach Gavrilo went to Moscow and the all-
Russian latriach Alexei laid before him a fine plan about the creation
of a unified Orthodox Church headed by the All-Russian. Patriach; so
that they could also educate us in religion and extend to us brotherly
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help! All in the spirit of the old tradition: now, have not the
wise Russian Tzars through centuries, precisely through the church,
been exercising their influence and carrying out their policy of
colonization towards the other Slav peoples? We know this. We have
learnt history. But, this is a useful thing for the policy of
enslavement. That is why this practice has appealed also to the
Moscow "Marxists" and "materialists". "Let us continue", they say,
"these glorious traditions"!
That is whet it is, then.
And that s why the Literarnaya Gazeta and Radio Moscow are crying
over the 'sufferings of the church in 1ugoslavia". Because even
through the church they cannot today interfere in other people's - in
our own - things. And that is why they have attacked the new 2atriach
of the Jerbian Orthodox Church, Vicentije Prodanovic: "He does not,
"they say, "distinguish himself by strong religion and a serious
attitude towards the fate of the church" !I (Maybe because he, too,
does not think of placing the fate of his church in Russian -hands".
"Immediately after consecration", writes Sleepy-stick-in-the-Mudovitch
in the Literaturnaya Gazeta, and is followed by the Speaker of Radio
Moscow - "the new 'atriach has declared that.the Church will do every-
thing on her p-rt so that her relations with the state should be an
inspiration to co-operational work".
Now 7011 see, that is what pains them. The fact that in our counry
the church has voiced her solidarity with the state. And what a fine
thing it. would be if the church were, like at the time of the Tzars,
to wait for blessing and confirmation from Moscow!? ,But times have
changed and the good old believers do not exist any more.
That is how the matter stands with. the Moscow "Marxistic-Leninist"
crying about the "persecution and -terrorization of the church.in Yugo-
slavia". But you can look at it from any angle you like, it all
boils downto this: the dog.does'not bark for the sake of.the village
- but rather because of the, failure of the cominform calculations!
(Sd.) DJ,BOGOJEVIC
(BORBA 23rd August).
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AID TO THF, INSTRUCTOR; NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE AND THE STAND OF THE
CCCPSU (bi TOWARIT-77ITC-ITTE OF SOVEREIGNTY AND VOLUNTARINESS
,All pre-socialist social-econcSmic formations except primitive
societies (the slave owner social set-Up; feudalism and capitalism)
are based on unequal relations with men, on the exploitation of one
by the other, on the oppression of the workers, Who are a majority
without rights, by the parasitical ruling minority. That same
relation of unequality; exploitation and ofpression also exists be-
tween nations, between national states from the time of their creation
and the taking oV.or and development of capitalism. in the epoch of
imperialism, the highest and final stage'of capitalism, these relations
reach a point whereby a handful of large, economically and culturally
developed countries exploit hundreds of millions of people that are
'dependent and colonial. In spite of the fact that bourgeois science
preaches equality and equal rights of peoples in contrast to the
openly privileged ruling class of feudalism, in spite of the fact
that overyone.has the same rights according to law in the capitalist
world, i.e., they are formally equal and free - they in fact are not
equal ar free: 'BOurgeois law in its essence boils down to the right
of the bourgeoisie (the wwner of the means of production) to freely
and ". lagally" exploit the working class and the rest of the toiling
masses. "Wholely private property" and its unhampered development
compresses the vital context of bourgeois law. Hence the principles
of equality and voluntariness of people - even though they are
verbally approved -do not in fact exist; what does exist'are the
relations of overlordship and subordination, the relations of violence
and dependence. Capitalism cannot and Coes flat have equal and
independent people.
In contrast to this, in socialism - :the abolishment of capitalist
production relations, the abolishment of exploitation of man by man,
the liquidation of-the source of enslavement and oppression -
relations change greatly, not only between the peoples of one nation
but also between nations who have succeeded of freeing themselves from
capitalism through a proletarian retolution and takdathe road to
socialism. This change consists in the replacing of the relations
of inequality, over-lordship subordination, national hatred and
isolationism, with the relations equality, friendship and mutual aid
between peoples.
The science of Marxism-Leninism, the most progressive teaching in
history, has clearly and unequivocally pointed out this law of social
development.
DUt one must immediately add that this change is notasimple
transition from a lower social stage to a higher one,_but a jumpy
revolutionary One, -
Socialism is not a social-economic formation, it is the transitional
stage from capitalism toward Communism, it is a lower phase of communism.
It has many bourgeois vestiges that prosistently fight against the
new, Communist elements but who slowly give in to the growing forces
Communism.
. The first socialist state in the world was forged in the 1917
October revolution - namely, the Soviet Union. 'After 'the second
World War the break in the capitalist chain was further widened and
a whole series of socialist states came forth; socialism? according
to the laws of social development goes forth to a total victory over
capitiism.
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In socialist countries today-we have; a state, a party, classes:
money, trade, a division of labor, etc. All these are remains from
pre-socialist social formation, especially capitalist formations. It
is true, howeVer, that these social aspects have a different character
in socialism than in capitalism. Thus the socialist state (the
dictatorship of the proletariat)'differs from the capitalist state in
that it is a weapon in the hands of the majority (the working class
and all the toiling masses under its leadership) for the stifling of
the vestiges of the exploitative bourgeis minority, in contrast to the
capitalist state which is the weapon of the exploitative bourgeois
minority for the exploitation and oppression of the broad working masses.
Further, the classes in a socialist society (workers, peasants and-the
peoples intelligertia) are no longer antagonistic as in capitalism,
but friendly and cooperative, etc., And aside from all this it is the
duty of Communists to tirelessly help in the weakening and -3,1Ag
away of all these and other non-socialist vestiges of the past, right
up to the time when a Commuhist society is developed.
Nations are also an inheritance of the past; they are, AS has
already been stated, products of the capitalist epoch, Since, on
one side, social-economic development is different and unequaled as
pr?,taining to time and-area, peoples do not go through a socialist
revolution all at once, but at different times and in various stages
of the struggle against capitalism, everyone in his specific cultural-
economic-way; and since, on the other side, every nation has its own
language, economic and cultural life and psychological construction -
the classics of Marxism-Leninism correctly foresee that the period of
the fading away of states and their joining into one human society in
Communism, will be a long one. Since the national auestion is a
component part of the proletarian revolution, and since nations do not
fade away with the-transition from capitalism to socialism and hang
on for a longtime, - the science of MarxismTLeninism pays much
attention to these questions.
Lenin points out that their are no people without national
pecularities and, therefore, if the CoMmunist party wants to lead in
the development of socialism and aims social development in the
direction of Communism it should under no circumstances not take heed
of the national question in its work. The basic principles in the
framework of Lenials solution-of the national question are: self
determination until secession, voluntariness and national independence,
sovereignty and the equality of peoples. What does that mean" That
means that the workers and the working people in general, once they
attain power, must - with the object of a united and successful
struggle against capitalism and for the development of socialism-- '
guarantee every people the right to decide their fate independently.,
the right to their own independent national state. That means that
all peoples must be guaranteed the right to voluntarily, without any
influence or pressure,decide whether to live in an independent state
or to live in a federation or con-federation wth other peoples.
Small and undeveloped peoples must have the guarantee of full
political and economic equality with large, developed peoples. Large
and developed socialist states - in the object of drawing together peoples
in socialism and strengthening the joint struggle against capitalism -
are obliged to aid the small and undeveloped socialist states unselfishly
and in a friendly manner so that they can .develop socialism and attain
the height of the developed socialist state, and thus secure an equal
and independent development and wipe out the roots of inevitable differences
between small an!', large states which would appear as the result of
gettinr ahead or retardment development.
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? In the struggle against capitalism and for the development of
socialism,'small socialist states also do everything they can; non-
obligatory, friendly mutual aid, is one of the principles on which
relations between socialist states are founded, Even though great
states have an advantage in the struggle against capitalism, the
principle of priority, of a leading nation, is discarded in relations
between socialist states as harmful to equal and independent relations
between socialist'states; socialist states solve all problems between
them by'agreement, and Without 'injuries of the sovereignty and
independence of peoples; in short, inter-relations between.socialist
states Are based on equal rights of small and great peoples, backward
and developed countries, on brotherly cooperation in the struggle for
a total triumph over capitalism and the' consummation of a communist
society, Wherever power relations rule, hegemonist relations, socialism
does not exist; Among other things socialism means the removing and
distruction of the authority of the strong'over the weak; the rdhtion
of powerful and powerless, leading and led, dare not exist between
socialist states and all pretensions ?for an exonomic and social
and cultural hegemony from whatever quarter must be nipped. ' in the
bud, exploitation follows oppression like a shadow; in socialism
peoples are transformed from an object of exploitation to a subject
of independent socialist development,
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Sinceethe peopie's'ways to socialism necessarily differ from each
other as a.conSequence of differences in historic development,
and becausei.national flaracteristics are in the very heart of the
people,and:since_the classics of Marxism-Leninism could not have
foreseen the "evermore concrete forms which the peoples will
create amongst themselves in the struggle for a new and classless
society", ,all the same"the.right to self-determination and the
'principle of. good will in relations amongst socialist states must
necessarily be respected and applied,until the state withers
away;until communism is achieved.!' (M.Djilas, "Komunist" No. 5
19494 pages 51 and 52). In other words, one-must respect the
principle of sovereignty, the principle of national independence
until,a communist society is created . In this repsect, Lenin,
throughout his revolutionary activities, was highly principled.
He-waseagainst any kind of violence in relations amongst social-
ist states because, aS he said this violence would undermine the:
victory of theeproletariat. (Works III, 19th. Ed., 267); converse-
ly the respect of the principle of good will and self-determination
is a necessary7condition for bringing the nations closer together.'
Lenin also attacked any national isolationism, fanaticisth and
hatred; nationalism is evil. I% not only prevents nations: coming
closer together but it separates them and estranges one from the
other, poisons their mutual relations and directs them to a war
of annihilation. Thus according to Lenin, in socialism, people
can freely decide whether they will live as separate independent
national states or whether they. will unite in one state organism;
here.it is important to adhere to the principle of self-determina-
tion, voluntariness and equality, and what form of inter-state
relations the people will decide on (an independent natio.nal state,
a confederation, a federation, a fusion etc., - , as Lenin
emphasizes, as a question of secondary importance or even less,
it is not vital. Of first importance are: the protection of
the dictatorship of the proletariat, the strenghtening of socialisn
the struggle against capitalism until the final victory over it.
In order to achieve this it is imperative for the solution of
any question of state independence or state bounderies amongst
socialist states to instateFclose military and economic union
of these states. This obligation, of course, is in no way
forced, it is not a measrue imposed by the Stronger nations, but
is of vital interest-to all socialist peoples, small or great.
Finally these questions inevitably pre-suppose: equality of
the ruling workers (communist) parties of the socialist states.
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The CCSUCP (b), with Stalin at the head, has adhered to these
Marxist-Leninist principles in connectitn with: the question of
nationalitieS...as long ac it has stood on thels.Ositi9ns'of a
Marxist-Leninist ideatof-the world, .StalinThiMsolf.has contributed
to the'eniargement andsdeopening of-these.,prinaiples, Anyone can see
this from Stalin's earlier writings, speeches and reports on:the
question of nationalities, He has so many times emphasized real: .
ecuality of nations, their independent eXistence as states, the right'
of4 the nations to'selfrdetermination'including the right of Secession,
the impossibility, without the realization of the right to self-
determination and independent existance as a state., to "organise union
and cooperation between the nations in a unified world economy, which
constitutes the material basis for the victory of socialisT"; and
has stressed that "union can be only voluntary, -hs a result of mutual
trust an brotherly relations amonz: the nations" ("The Question -of
Leninism", 2e-lrade. 1946,, PP 58-59); and has emphaSized that '"it should
be made possible-.for:natienal cultures toHjevelep.themselves and to
flourish, to express all their potentials, so as to'create conditions.
for them to merge into one com.flun culturwwith one .common languaF,0"'
("Marxism and National-Colonial Question",elgrle 1947, p 278)-.6te.
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-An what is today's attitude of the CC SUCP (b), with Stalin at the
head, towards the principle of soVereignty and voluntariness, and
towards the cllestion. of nationalities?
The Soviet party and state, leadenship has left the Marxist-Leninist
road, the road of internationalism, and has taken the road of national-
ism. It no lonp'er recognizes or respects sovereignty and voluntariness
of the nations, nor does it share the idea of their equality of rights.
It also does not recognize equality of rights among the Communist
parties: The 2olshevik party tends to subjugate, to the degree of
slavery, all the Communist parties of the world; and in this it has
succeeded in the countries of the so-called people's democracy and
in the majority of the other communist Tarties in the world. In
1948, the leadership of the SUCP (b) wanted to put our own Party in
this same shameful, stooge nosition, Instead of developing and -
deepening mutual trust and brotherly relations amon: the nations, as
preached. by Stalin in the earlier days, the Russian nation is today
being presented as the leading nation, while all possible means are
heing'resorted to, even thoroughly anti-Marxian and anti-socialist
means, to put the nations in a subordinate, dependent position. Instead
of economic cooperation and mutusl aid, different peoples are beinf.
exploited (example: the peoples of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe
who are in the sphere of" interest of the USSR); or an econotic
blockade is being imposed upon. peoples (example; the peoples of the
FPRY); Instead of mobilization of all the socialist forces in the
world, for a definite overthrow of capitalism - we have bargaining with
the Western imperialist and an imperialistic division of the world
into sphere of interest., .even at the expense of neoplos who have
already taken the road of socialism (example': the Carinthian Slovenes;
betrayla of democratic Greece, and other examp'le').
Now let us look at some more facts.
First, in 1937 Stalin .said: "In the old days, when the Tzar,
capitalists and gentry ruled our .country, the nolicy of the government
was to make one people - the Russian people - a RULING PEOPLE, and all
the other peoples to be SUBJUGATED, PERSECUTED, That was a beastly
policy, a wolf policy...in uctoher of 1917, Lenin said that from now
on there must be ne#,her ruling peoples nor subjugated peoples, that
the peoples must be EQUAL and FREE. He thus proclaimed a new, Dolshevic
policy- policy of FRIENDSHIP, policy of DROTHERHOOBAMONG THE PEOPLES
OF OUR EARTH". (Marx and National Colonial Question", p. 278).
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However, ten Tears later, in 1945, this is what he said: "I drink '
in the first place to the health.of the Rusdan people, because t'he
Russian people is THE MOST DISTINGUISHED NATION ofall.tbe nations which
make up the Soviet Union,hbecause during the pilesent war it has
gained general recognition of all the peop1ep of.our country as the
LEADING force of the Sovietiinionfli After Stalin, all the Soviet
theorists and authorities on the question of nationalities started
yelling about the LEADING Russian nation, thus puttng to shame the
really great Russian pecyplei
Today, instead of PEOPLE OF EQUAL RIGHTS - a LEADING (that is to sgy
a ruling) nationi Something cimilar is emphasized even in the
National. Anthem of the USSR. "The great Russia," it is said-in the
hymn.,,"has gathered about itself the Soviet republics." Yes.? the
only thing is that one must bear in mind the fact that sometimes the
hen, although she is a mother, is capable of taking off the feathers -
from one of her chicks with her beak: Yes, it was necessary to discard
the International in order to compose a hymn to the mighty, THE ONLY
Soviet-Union,
Continued Tomorrow
(Sgd) Milija Stanic
(MMLADINA, August 22)
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FURTHER TERRORIZATION OF YUGOSLAVS. IN BULGARIA-
In March this year the Bulgarian government passed a law imposing
Bulgarian .citizenship on all Yugoslays who live on the territory of
Bulgaria.. In order give this undemocratic action at least some
semblance of legality the BulgariangoVernment magnanimously set,, the
period to the. let Septemberfor.all Yugoslav. citizens to.decIare if
-they did not wish to comply. ? The cominforM leaders of Bulgaria? could
easily extend that period because under, the conditions of cominform
terror in Bulgaria it would be. naive even to imagine that a man could
announce in writing to the Bulgarian authorities that he did not wish
to be a Bulgarian-citizen. That would at the least mean openly condemn-
ing himself, to being dismissed from his job, falling into the hands of
the police and waiting for.deportation, slavery or death. -
As the let September the end of the period is near the ?
Bulgarian authorities hve refined their methods of preventing any attempt
by. Yugoslav .citizens to retain their citizenship.. Thus, for. instance,
Yugo-slav citizens are prevented from having any communication with .out
Embassy in Sofia. Letters from our embassy sent to our citizens. .inform-
ing them .of reistration are returned- undelivered. The Bulgarian.
authorities also prevent our citizens from coming into personal contact
with the. Embassy. Besides.that, lugoslav diplomats have made represen-
tations at the Hularian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asking that a
notice be broadcast in the press and radio on registration. However,
in the Ministry itself it was openly. declared that any such' attempt would
be in vain because it was supposed that. 'the Bulgarian papers "would
not wish 'to publish such a Yugoslav notice" - which is not correct.
'The 'publishers of the paper izgrev accepted a notice from our rePresen-
tatives but did not dare publish it Without the approval of the Ministry
of the Interior.' Of course, in the end the notice did not appear,
although the editors of the paper were willing for it to. do In such -
circumstances, as it seems, it is impossible for .Yugoslav .citizens to
resist accepting Bulgarian citizenship. In this way the Chervenkov
cabinet will on the 1st September "manufacture" Bulgarian. citizens out
of Yugoslays.
It should be noticed in passing that a-large number of Aegean-
Macedonians who live on'the territory of Bulgaria are in the same
because this decision on citizenship alaa'applies to them.
If they do not agree they have no other alternative than to return
whence they fled.
In order somewhat to justify their discriminatory measures,-start-
ing with the open terror and ending with forcible. imposition of citizen-
ship on citizens ofanother country, the Bulgarian Government are trying
to explain all that as a measure undertaken to protect.theirown
and the-sove.reinty of Bulgaria, etc., etc. But it is only one more
proof that the.cotinform leaders' in Bulgaria do not respect the basic
rights of man. They have not. only broken the peace treaty but also
their own laws' on citizenship, which say that.Bulgarian citizenship-
cannot ,be-given without the relinquishment of existing citizenship.
But that is their (tommon practice which they find essential in inter-
national relations... 'It'would be of no use,therefore,to invoke the
Bled agreement because coMinform logic is to forget and break . agree-
ments when they arena longer profitable. Today the masters from
' Moscow. demand a worsening of relations with L'ugoslavia and a fanning
of Coburg chauvenist pretentions and the courtiers readily carry out
the order. Th8t is at the bottom of cominformaction against Yugo-
slay citizens, and at the bottom of the forcible imposition of citizen-
ship on our citizens.
ABORBA Summ8ry I col.)
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DELEGATION OF THE LABOUR PARTY .COMING TO YU'ILAVIA
(London, 23rd August)
Reuter reports that the.Executive Committee.of the BritiSh Labour
Party has accented the invitation_of the fugoslav National -Committee
for the Defence of leace to end a.delegation to :aigoslavia at the
beginning of Sentember. 'The delegation will consist of the Chairman
of the Labourty Watson, leneral Secretary Morgan 7hillips and
Ernshaw a membr of the Executive Committee.
(BOHDA)
HCW A SOVIET -1ENERAL TOOK EVE VON KLEIST
? After our artiJ e ?where is Von Kleist" appeared we received a
letter from Horgosa from two people who. were eye witnesses of the
handing ?over of this and other-vor criminals to the Soviet authorities.
We are publishin7 this letter notbecause it is necessary to prove
where Von Kleist is as official documents - already do that, but to
show how the Soviet authorities took cver this war criminal. .
Amongst other things the letter from,Kljnjic and Sinkovic says:.
"On the 5th Narch 1949 we were in the building of tho district '
party,cr,nmittee in Horp.psa. About 9 o'clock a militiaman came and
informed us that the arrival of our commission from Belgrade was .
awaited and that the Soviet commission from Hungary would also come,
to comnlete the handover nr certain war nrisoners to the .Soviet
authorities and that in this connection itwas necessary to complete
preparations of a nlace for these commissions to work in. Something,
_ _
after 10 our commission arrived, bringing in a closed car Von Kleist,
Maximilian d'Angelis and a Allasian sergeant. i,fter 12 the Soviet
commission arrived from Se4ectin in 2 motor cars. In one a Soviet
General and 2 Lajors and in the other soldiers and NCO's. The 7eneral
and the majors entered the committee building. We had some rnkija
ready for them. They accepted it and drank "to Stalin". When we
offered them other the general refused saying: "Russian officers, only
t e '-
drink one but 7o1diers may have more". Probably he wiahed in this way
to &void a se ond toast to Tito.
While the record of the handover was being prepared the Soviet
officers stared round at the walls and the pictures of our leadets,
reading the slogans. After the conclusion of the handover we :invited
them to lunch but they refused. The Soviet general talked a little
in German with Von Kleist, put him next to himself in the car and
they left. We watched them and were surprised that a war criminal like
Von Kleist was driving toether with a Soviet 'General.
The Soviet NCO's and soldiers were much more intimhte, They
talked with the people gathered round on the street and from the
conversation it was possible to conclude that they belieVod very little
of whet their lenders told them about ?-ugoslavia".
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THE STOCKHOLM DOVES IN KARLSBAD.
:? Karlsbad is a spa known all over the world. Well kept parks
expand into. dark and large forests. "There are quiet guest .home:
and luxurious hotels in the Hofraht."Pompei" style. Comfortable.
bathes with natural lot water" cure bad digestion and diabetes.-
-After the liberation in 1945, many of these hotels got rid -of
(o, ?du mein Oesterreich) the. good old Franz Josef names in a hurry
and replaced them with the names df Anglo-American generals.-- whey
were wrong. Today on the promenades and quays of the Templa and
the paths of the park, Russian generals, Russian diplomats and ?
member8Lof the high rankit bureaucracy are to be seen - it seems -
that the nice traditions of "Kprort encounters" from the novels
of Toistoy and Turgenev,have comeback. .
That was probably. the reaSon 'why the international film- festi-'-
val organized by the Czechoslovak' officials this summer was held
not in Marienbad as in the last four years but in Karlsbad: the
older traditions were stronger than the younger.
The international importance of the ,Czechoslovak film festival
(let us remember that two years ago at such a festival - in ?the
spirit of the official festival slogan "For the New Man,' for a More
Perfect Humanity" - the showing of the Yugoslav film "Immortal Youth"
was forbidden and its place was taken by an English criminal fill.
is distinguished
by a very interesting although apparently paradoxal quality: the
Czechoslovak film "Sirenes" won first prize at the Venice festival
in 1948, although there were Russian films competing and the film
festival.in CZechoslovakia was the only international festival
at which the Soviet film industry took part and naturally, their
films received first prizes including the " Crystal Globe".
Their, policy has shvom itself to be transparent once more.
Amongst the. 25 countries taking part at the festival in Karlsbad
the Soviet Unionhas won the majority of 17rizes, amongst them
the three first prizes for their flits.
Zapototsky spoke at the festival and said: "Soviet experience
has achieved much success in the einerntography of the Soviet Union
the People's Republic of China , the People's Democracies and the
German Democratic Republic. These countriec owe their idependnence
and freedom to the great leader and friend c the working world
J.V.
The Soviet film director Kalatozov Said: " I ask why Charlie
Chaplin, who is xenouned for his democratic persuasions keeps
Silent and does not vote for peace. Why does the well-known_
English actor Laurence Olivier say nothing? Why do Willian
Weiler, Bette Davis, Willy Ley, Dudley Ni.ohOls in America
keep silent. The time has come for decisive action. One can
keep silent no longer. We cannot play hide and seek any bore .
If they wish to be faithful to their nation, they 4st raise
their voices in defence of peace and help the campaign for signa-
tures for the Stockholm Appeal".
Before and after the Stockholm Declaration the Russian
press has written in quito a different tone about the progres-
sive American director William Weiler as an artist. His great
post-war film "The Best Years of Our Lives" was proclaimed as
one of the best contemporary films. Now Weiler is being attacked
frcm the political angle and this attack has no connection with
art.
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SHORT NOTES ON KOREA
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In.order to Ilelp our readers orientate themselves in the complex
problems apnnecte wlth Korea, we are giving here a few data on that.
country.
In speaking about Korea we must bear in mind the fact that there
exist two completely independent self-governing countries - North
Korea which is fully independent from the Americans, and the South Korea,
likewise less and less dependent dn the Americans as the days go by.
The only thing they have in common is armament and the love of peace
The leaders of North Korea, like all the Slays, have fair hair
and blue eyes. They are tall fellows. They like drinking vodka and
cursing all the OTHER imperialists. They h ve a very popular national
custom of signing peace petitions. They h ve the greatest poets and
scientists, who have invented everything ranging from a machine gun to
a Swiss.watch. Their most usual saying is the Korean saying: Vet
Haroshol (that is fine).
The'chiefs of South Korea use Jennet teeth, with thish they
chew gum, and they say: "O.K." Their favorite drink is Coca-cola;
they drive about in Jeeps and Pe to movies. The South Koreans too
have scientists who have invented many things useful to civilization
ranging from the electric washing machine to the atomic.bomb with which
Very quickly an' without much difficulty, can clean out, earth and men.
The Sotth Koreans are tall chaps who like to go to China and to the
cinema, though, of late, only to the cinema,
And there is the so-called Central Korea whose inhabitants indulge
in fishing, growing rice - and (lying from air attacks. The Central
Koreans live in the ruins left by the pacifists. The. opinion of the
Central Koreans is not known - because no one asks them for it.
The Central Koreans have now been activiated by their Northern
and Southern neighbors. Almost every one of them is getting
invitations to join a great "camp" and to participate in the appeal for
world peace - outside of Korea. For this purpose, their friends hold
meetings for them - to which the Koreans po with an iron-ration for
two days. They get their uniforms and other equipment on the spot.
Of course, the conflict broke out through the aggression by the
other side: The side attacked has bravely stood up against this
aggression.- Since the aggressor did not h ve enough guts to make an
open attack, he has fallen back deep to the rear. However, he has
not been Pble thus to deceive his victim, who has come after him to find
him deep in the interior of his country.
" Nevertheless, the forces of peace are winning. Up till now, about
200,000 people have signed the Peace Petition, plus another 20,000
who are either dead or younded.
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NJ 0 111 INT III' WA. ' 111 0 W- iht"VIE
CPYRGHT
SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS
This Bulletin contains translations from Yugoslav newspapers and periodicals. It is intended for the use of
the participating missions and not for general distribution. Accuracy of the translations is not guaranteed.
NO. 252
THIS IS AN ENCLOSURE TO
DO NOT DEUR
HEADLINE
P,OLITIKA
25X1A
uiTust 25, 1950.
P.1, CONFLICT IN KOREA:
Tokyo: American Aircraft Continue Attack on North Korean
Concentrations
Tokyo: Superfortresses Bomb Hungnam, Iyonuang
Pyongyang: Northern Korean Announcement
Pyongyang: Announcement of the Northern Korean Minister to
Tryg,ve Lie
Pyongyang,: The Town of Kunvi
Tokyo: American Destroyers 2ombard the Northern Korean Coast
San Francisco: Holland Sending Infantry
WASHINGTON: ANOTHER GROUP OF AMERICAN. RESERVES CALLED UP
DEHLI: NEHRU AGAINST TEL 2..MING OF NORTHERN KOREA
WASHINGTON: CUTTING DOWN CREDIT OF THE MARSHALL PLAN
SYDNEY: LETTER FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE FRIEDS OF NEW YUGOSLAVIA'
IN PERTH
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TRIESTE: ASSISTANCE FOR T)ISMISSED..TRIESTE WORKERS
BONN: ADENAUER INFORMS JOURNALISTS OF THE ARMING OF WESTERN GERMANY
BONN: SCHUMAHER ON ADENAUER,S PLAN"
LONDON: THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE .REFUSES
TO STATE ITS ATTITUDE TO ADENAUER'S PLAN
BELGRADE CONSULTATION OF EXPERTS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
LIBOR PARTY DELEGATION TO VISIT YUGOSLAVIA AT THE BEGINNING OF
SEPTEMBER
WASHINGTON: AMERICAN DELEGATION APIOINTED FOR THE GENERid, ASSEMBLY
OF UN
PRAGUE: OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE EXPLOSION IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA
WARSAW: TRIAL IN WARSAW
TEL AVIV: INFLATION IN ISRAEL
P..2.. PAPERS AND PERIODICALS. WHOM CAN THE GERMAN WORKERS TURN TO?
FOREIGN YOUTH IN OUR COUNTRY
120 ITALIANS FROM ISTRIA TO VISIT SLOVENIA AND CROATIA
CONCERNING AN EXAMPLE OF NON-APPLICATION OF THE METHODS CF
PERSUASION IN FRONT ORGANIZATIONS
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-How do the present-day Soviets look upon the contribution of
nations to the general treasury of world culture?
Today the Soviet leadership is above all backing anti-Marxist,
anti-dialectical ideas: the Soviet Union.is the only (!ountry in .the
world where the science of Matxism and Leninism can he further developed
and interpreted;oethat'Marxism-Leninism?is all that which is said or.
written ,737- 'some Soviet leader; that those words are the law of socialist
development and that those laws are valid for all countries and peoples;
that today, in spite of the existance of many socialist countries, only
one socialist country still exists, one Socialist homeland - the Soviet
Union.
Further, the Soviets consider themselves today as the first
in science. "The Soviet priority in science" is the'expression which
pint#orically fills Soviet paper. According to them,they are the
discoverers of everything. Cther peoples don't have the atility to
develop science, Only Soviet scientists have. Not only that, many
inventiOns and discoverers by scientists of other people are claimed
by them. They praise Soviet science and "stress the tremendous importance
of protecting and teaching of the priority of the homelands'science."
"There is no doubt (states the ":oljsevik" of November 20, 1948, p. 40)
that ?the fluestion in connection with the provinr and confirming of
scientific priority of our country today is paramount for the developme.pt
of Soviet patriotism and are therefore intertwined in the struggle
between socialism and capitalism."...."The protection of Soviet
priority in the region of scientifdc discoveries is one of the
primordial ideooFical tasks which the party has given to Soviet scientists.'
That self-praise has reached a point of being repugnant. Foor, old
Munchausen today would hide so as not to be compared with the modern
Soviet Munchausens. That which is being said concerning Soviet science
in the USSR today can be described as Soviet scientific racism. Words
such as: GREAT, MANANINEUSI POWERFUL, WISE, GIGANTIC, GENUIS, etc? were
only used to such a degree in Hitler's Germany. Yes they do desEbrve
a scientific priority in self-praise,fince the world began such self-
praise has not been scent It seems that the actual poverty and misery
must be madaup and covered up by high power; resounding and thunderous
phrases. Thus we find instead of the claim, of long, ago, that every
people has something to contribute to the general world treasure of
culture -- the present day claim that the Soviet nation is the only one
capable of scientific undertakings and that it is pre-destined to be
the first in science.
On the otherhand, in as much as it is seen that Soviet science,
lags behind the science of other countriescpropavanda is intensified
that that lag be removed. Thus Stalin's 1946 non-socialist thought:
"Not only catch up to, hut in the shortest time surpass the scientific
achievements outside the borders of our country" -- a thought which is
considered-not only Marxist and dialecticOaut also profound in the
USSR today. In fact that thogght is the slogan of circus competition,
of bourgeois trade competition: "Take care, don't let anyone surpass
you". That thought and those thoughts on the priority of Soviet science
and the leading role of the Russian nation, that noisy self-praise ---
Me, Me -- leads to the weakening and the stifling of the efforts of
other people to contribute their part to the general treasury of world
culture; all this leads objectively to the deterioration'of other
peoples to the positions of?national Nihilism. Therefore, instead of
stimulating not only Soviet, but other scientific workers we'find the
slogan: "Surpass the others and don't let them catch up because you
are pre-destined to rule!" Such desires belong to bourgeois e7oism
and national chauvinism and creates new Gods and idols -- all of which
have no affinity with Marxism-Leninism. Has the USSR forgotten that the
essence of Marxism-Leninism is: The overthrow of capitalism, the overthrow
of the system of exploitation and oppression, the victory of the proletarian
revolution and the building of Communism; and not: the marathon race
between the USSR and the USA?'. The placano of Marxism-Leninism in such
a position in 461tvadilarkegelNkIRM.
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man instead instead of developing and. raising it.
The USSR and the CPSU (b) leadership does not shy away from
other reactionary measures in the object of establishing Russian
priority. Thus the Soviet Oeneral Suvorov -- one of the generals
who stifled the French revolution, fought against the liberation
struggle of the people and used'the method of Smil-Aga against the
peasants of Fugachovls uprising,etc. -- is raised to the Heavens
together with other reactionary personalities of the Tzarist period.
Thus the Russian Tzarist imperialist policy in the l'alkans is
praised as a great liberation strugzle. The languages of other
people (French, English,German) which stand for truly great cultures,.
are proclaimed as bourgeois, commercial and mangy tongues, while '
the Russian tongue is called the'tongue of socialism and Communism,
in spite of the fact that Stalin, while he was still a Marxist,
wrote that the language of the future, the language that will be
founded on the joining of national (in form) and socialist (in
context) cultures into one socialist culture both in form and in
context -- that that language will not be either GreatRussian nor
German, but anew lanr:uage. It isn't beyond the realm of pbssibility
that one day Freud will be proclaimed RS a progressive scientist
because he sail that Dostojevski WS the greatest writer of all times
and of all people; Thus we find instead of the whithering
away of the state, the statc'is glorified; instead of including the
peoples masses in government, bureaucracy is strengthened --
bureaucracy that contagious disease, that underground and evil
enemy of socialism; instead of handing over the factories, enter-
prises, etc., to the management of working collectives as their
property, and instead of helping the development of that higher
form of socialist property -- the strengthening of state property
and the proclaiming of this as the highest .form of socialist
property, even though it is the lowest; therefore, instead of
marching forward toward Communism we have a backstep to bureaucracy.
Thus the state has, in the USSR, transformed itself into a means
of persecuting the working masses instead of wiping out the
vestiges of the bourgeoisie. And this in socialism:
Fourth -- truth is that lofty ideal toward which Marxism-
Uninism is incessantly climbing and reaching step by step. Truth
was the powerful weapon cf Marxism-Leninism and the international
workers moment with which great victories were won against
Capitalism and will be won in the future.by the proletariat.
The proletariat goes intn the battle against the bourgeoisie
with truth in its mouth and on its banners, with truth in iirtrds and
in deeds.
How does this ruestion stand today in the USSR? Even today
USSR propaganda is feeding the world with stuff like this: the USSR
is the greatest champion of peace and struggle against all the war-
mongers; the USSR is a protector of small peoples against the
aggressive imperialist countries; national independence is a
condition for the further building up of socialism; a'peole who
persecute other peoples cannot be a free people, etc., etc....,
ad absurdum. Put, all these words we have been liaring from the
bourgeois countries ever since the days of tho groat Rousseau...
all these words are only finc'words, only P. theory having no
connection with reality. Put, that is not the only misfortune.'
All these fine words are becomjnig a terrible weapon for fooling, for
blinding the working masses of the world...a means for their
subjugation. Disagreement and discord between theory and practice
between words and deeds...is one of the terrible misfortunes to which
mankind has been subjected throughout its history. This injurious,
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reactionary, anti-Marxist method is today beim:, applied with
Herculian force and in world dimensions 'by the leadership of the
SUCP (b) which once upon a time; under the 1eaJe-,7ship of Lenin,
applied -- again with Herculian force and again in world dimensions-.
ouite a different method.. .the method of truth, the method of true
Marxist linking. up of theory with :practice. Lies and slanders to. which
the leadership of the SUCP (b) and of the USSR are today resOrting, among
other means, in the object of subjugating and incapacitating a small
truly socialist country, Yugoslavia, wore for Lenin not only
repulsive methods, methods of reactionary forces in the world, but
hp fo ught against them with all his miT,ht as against an evil which
onstructs the progress of mankind, which,.eats from 1,-;thin the
victory of the proletarian revolution, khat else but a tyrant
'
is the leadership of the USSR when it speaks of love of Peace, of
equality and. brotherhodd of the peoples, and in its deeda carries
out sometling which is euite contrary to these words, - a tyrant'
of the same type as the imperialists from the 07est? Essentially,
there is no difference between them. .....cause both the one and the
other policy leads towards enslaVement of peoples, and not .towards
their liberation and development.
And there is another way which the leadership of the SUCP (b)
does harm to the international labor. movement. The. great deeds
achieved by the Great socialist r=volution of October 1917, and
by the soviet. Union during the years of the building up of socialism
have awakened.' in the hearts of the toilers of the Whole world a great
love for the USSR; the Soviet Union has gained enormous reputations
among, all the'suppressed, among all the freedom-loving peoples of the
world. Today,. the Soviet leadership is misusing, that great love and
that great reputation. Under the mask of saviours -and liberators
of all the persecuted and enslaved, they today want to replace the
capitalist slavery b- another slavery...a Soviet slavery.
Put, one should not lose sight of the fact that human society
has progressed sufficiently-to be capabla of differentiating
between a lie and_ the truth, and that it does not let ite9elf he
fooled so easily. The peoples of the world are getting aware, more
and more as the days go by, of the feet that the present-day
Soviet leadership has departed from the ro'l of Marxism-Leninism
and that they cannot hope to be liberated by.' it from the capitalist
yoke. On the'other hand - despite the fact that the Soviet
leadership is; by its getting stuck in the mud of revisionism and
neopragmatism, inflicting serious blows to the international labor
movement - the socialist ferces-are today stronger than ever, and
they will succeed in destroying, in their-onward march, not only the
present-day tevisionist obstacle of the Soviet leadership, but also
all the ()the
r obstacles which may be put in their :way of final
victory of uommunism over Capitalism. The victory of Communism
over capitalism is a law of secial, development and nothing can
stand up aTainst it, not even the LoIshevik party.
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OONSULTATIGN OF EXPERTS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW HELD IN BELGRADE.
In the Ministry of Foreign -Affairs of the FPRY the
Consulation of professors of our Law. Faculties and members of
scientific institutes who teach international law was held. The
constatation, at which the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Fe-
deral Government Dr. Milan Bartos was in tho chair, was attend-
ed by representatives of federal institutes who practice inter-
national law. The object of the consultation was to exchange
opinions and experiences and to achieve a unified theory and prac-
tice in this field.
So far they have discussed questions from the agenda of
the Fifth Session of UNO and have dwelt on the work and reports
of the United Nations Committee for International Law whiah re-
cently met in Geneva. Special attention has been devoted to
problems of the Law of Treaties in International Public Law,
the codifying of Maritime Law, the formulation of the Nuremberg
principles and drawing up a code of crimes against peace and
the security of mankind. In this consultation the participants
have closely observed our own practice and the needs and in-
terests of our country. Individual subjects are being allotted
to the various delegates for further study in International
Public and Private Law in general and especia those questions
which refer to our country.
te '
When it had been stated inh
/reports and discussion that
So far not enough attention had been paid to the younger generatinn
of scientiests in the field of international law, it was proposed
that students ?working f,or diplomas and doctorates should be
allbtted questiens of international law of great interest to our
country (the Danube? the position of foreigners, Cominform dis-
crimination etc.). Especial attention was given to actual
problems of international , public, private and criminal law: '
Scientists will read their reports at the next
session. The members of the consultation at the same time con-
edemned the abstract and obsolete teaching which has decreased
in recent years.
The excellent the reports of the younger scientific workers
in this field were of great interest to the consultation.
The is the second consultation of this type and both
thesd consultations have been held at the proposal of Edvard
Kardelj, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES IN THE-ELECTIGN OF WORKER' WrNCILS.
The new law about the, management of economic concerns
has greatly strengthened the foundations of our socialist demo-
cracy. When one considers that for the four lists of candidates
the workers have chosen the beet 'and worthiest workers, shock-
workers innovators and rationalisers, one can see how much the
new law is contributing to democratic management of economic
concerns. In almost all working collectives the elections for
the workers' councils and management committees have been held
in a very democratic way. But experience has shown that some
syndicate officials and leaders of concerns have not adhered
closely to the Law and instructions. The main reason for this
is that they have not sufficiently understood the democratic
and fundamental principles for the management of our economy.
The most serious mistake occurs in, relations between the syndi-
cate committees and the electoral commission. The leadership ?
of certain syndicate committees cohsider that the electoral com-
mission is their concern because they appointed it. This is
incorrect. The syndicate committee as the representative of
the workers appoints the electoral commission because it that
way it is certain to be made up of people who have shown by their
work that they idli carry out their tasks successfully. However,
from the moment of its appointment the electoral commission to a
certain extent becomes a state body, working independently and
relying on the assistance of the electoral commissions of the
People's Committees. What often happened was that the syndicate
committees imposed their will and crushed the initiative of the
workers. The independent work of the electoral commission with
the assistance of the electoral bodies and the People's Committees
will prevent any attempts by the syndicate committees to influence
the electoral commission.
006?00 In many concerns in Croatia , for instance, the syndicate
leadership insisted on putting up several candidates' lists besides
the list which the collective had decided uprn,although none of
the workers considered it necessary. These lists had to be re-
jected at the elections.
The people who organize and run the elections err most
often becquse they are not well acquainted with the regulations.
To prevent this more assistance should be given by the syndicate
leadership and other capable state 10edies. Certain people con-
sider that the Law and instructions are not well set out but
have done nothing about studying properly because of this, higher
syndiate and.state bodies ought not to consider their duty as
a pleasure-visit in a concern and at the elections but as a task
to make sure the decrees of the law are carried out.
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AN EXAMPLE OF THE APPLICATION OF METHODS OF PESUASION IN THE 7arNT
Oil', 13A IONS
On the correct application of methods of explanation and 'per-
suasion of the masses depends bdth the strengthening of the ranks of
the PF and its increase numerically.
The correct political working of a front organisation can best
be estimated by LIIP degree it uses methods of persuasion of the masses
in its work to mobilise, or whether it uses certain other methods.
If it departs from, the methods of persuasion it infringes one of the
basic democratic principles en which it is founded and prevents the
development of the initiative of the masses. In certain front organi-
sations there are cases of deserting the principle of persuasion and
of the application of administrative methods, commands and even
pressure which is all contrary to the need for conscious and voluntary
effort by the masses.
We mention this in connection with a call sent out to its
members by the County Committee Of the PF in Novska. The call was
sent to front member Antun Jager to be sure to come to a meeting on
a certain day to the local house of culture. The summons emphasised
that the meeting was of unusual importance and that failure to come
would be considered as neglect and hostility (the word neglect was
underlined once and the word hostility three times in red pencil).
A summons of such nature was not only sent to Jager but to all members,
a fact which was apparent because it had been run off on a duplicator
and the name of each member written in by hand. That means resorting
to administrative measures and means (when mere non-attendance at a
meeting ,may be proclaimed as hostile) that the pelitibal work of the
county committee 7F in Novska is very weak, incorrect and Even
We consider it necessary to show up this example of non-
application of the method of persuasion and of bad leadership in a,
front oranisation, and we hope that after the completion of the re-
organisation of the front apparatus which will make possible quicker
and simpler work and greater effort, this committee will begin to
apply in its work the only correct democratic method - the method of
persuasion.
(PCLITIKA Summary 1 col)
A NEW HCME MADE CAMEilA
"Fotokemika" in Zagreb has now produced the first thousand of
box camera FK. It takes 6 x 9 centimetre films .:s a speed of 1/30th
sec.and apertures of 11 and 16 and a focal length of 1: 11. This
first thousand are already on sale, together with 3 films each at a
price of 2,240 dinars. A further 10,000 will be produced beno-,.: the
end of the year.
The factory is now working on the prototype of its first "mirror
reflex". The prototype should' be completed by next January.
(POLITIKA 1/3 cot.)
TO WHOM CAN THE GERMAN wounas TURN
This article Starts with a.reprint of the announcement of the
formation in Germany of 'a new paper Freie Tribune to represent the inde-
pendent communist opinion.
The article then reprints a passage from the new German paper.
This passage says that the German workers cannot turn to the social
dethocratic party which oScillates between the different interests of .
the American-British and French capitals and in,A-ido -us WaY63uuT9O Qftan succeeds
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in giving the impression of being a true HopPesitionr. Its leader-
ship has become unfitted truly to lead and is no longer a socialist
party.
The German workers cannot turn to the'communist-party which in
got over 6 million votes-in Germany,. Which the workers of-West---
Germany now see as simply a'projection ofSoviet foreign policy. The
measures carried out in East Germany of agrarian reform, reform of the
schools and of the monetary system, the dispossession of the big
Capitalists, etc., have not been acts of the German working class
and its leaders; they have been introduced and carried through on the
basis of directives from a Soviet general. This did not express the
socialist forces of ttle German working class. Because the majority
of members of the CP Germany today know that its leaders are simply
instruments of Soviet foreign policy thousands of good sincere socialists
have left it.
The relative strength of the German social democratic party as
shown in the elections is undoubtedly the result .of the non-existance.
of an independent German workers' party. Neither the social democratic
party nor the communist party are in a position to carry out their most
urgent tasks.
The editors know that a new politic-al party is urgently needed to
carry out the scientific principles of socialism and gather the working
class and they know that the creators r'f such would be strener than
the apparatus of the reformists and revisionist leaders of the social
democratic and communist party of Germany.
(PCLITIKA Summary 1 col..).
PUBLISHING ACTIVITY IN THE ARMY
In the first year after the liberation, in addition to Narodna
Armija the army published the two illustrated papers Front and
Jugoslovenski Mornar. With the further development of life in
military units these three were not sufficient. Accerdingly
in July l94. it was decreed that each military district should pub-
lish its own paper and as a result 7 papers appeared, at first
fortnightly and then weekly, At the same time a lumber of ether new
papers were introduced so that at the end of 1948 the army published
regularly 8 papers in 135,500 copies and 3 illustrated papers in about
553000 copies and Vojno-Foliticki Glasnik and professional peci5licals
with a circulation of 126,100.
Publishing activity later further developed. For members of the
adrmy in the last 2 years about 427 books in 5i million? copies have been
!printed for their political and cultural education.
Now the 8 army papers have about 13,760 participants and sOldier
workers.
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CPYRGHT . SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS
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BORBA
P.1. ROME: SFORZA REPLY REPRESENTS DESIRE TO CONTINUE UN-NORMAL
YUGOSLAV-ITALIAN RELATIONS
P.3, WHY THE ALBANIAN GOVERNMENT IS THINKING UP BORDER INCIDENTS
CERVENKOV ON BULGARIAN ART
WAR IN KOREA:
Tokyo: Second American Infantry Division Enters Fight
Pyongyang: North Korcan Communique
London: Communique of British Admiralty',
Dehli: Nehru States That Bombardment of North Korea Pointless
WASHINGTON: 'TRUMAN DECISION TO PLACE RAILROADS UNDER STATE
CONTROL
VIENNA: POLISH DIPLOMATS ESCAPE INTO AMERICAN ZONE IN AUSTRIA
:PEKING: CHU EN LAY ASKS THAT USA FORCES QUIT FORMOSA
POLITIKA
SECURITY COUNCIL WORK; KOREA DISCUSSION CONTINUED
WASHINGTON: EXPORT OF USA SUGAR LIMITED
WASHINGTON: SENATE APPROVES NEW DEFENSE CREDITS
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CIRCUS AGITATION INSTEAD OF WORK
For the past month the Cominform leaders of the CY Bulgaria
have. been occupied with a very serious job, namely, as incessantly'
repeated by Rabotnicesko Delo, to "guarantee bread for the people".
The Party and administrative apparatus has taken on this truly
difficult and delicate task.
Immediately after the recent third national confederation of
the CPB, Cervenkov extended an invitation -- in fact an order --
in the name of the CC and the government to presidents of peoples
councils, secretaries'of party committees, management committees of
peasant working cooperatives and tq all agriculture producers, to
carry out the harvest in the shortest time and "at the same time
immediately begin threshing and miganize the delivery of cereals
on the basis of obligatory state orders and thus secure an uninterruPteti
influx of cereals to state warehouses"
A few days after this invitation -- order -- the pages of
Rabotnicesko Delo began printing ,many articles, reports, etc.; in
this connection, for example: "The First Duty of the Farmer",
"Fulfillment of State Requirements is a Patriotic Duty", etc.
When one carefully scrutinizes everything published in the
above mentioned paper in connection with the "securing of bread for
the people" one gets the impression that it is not only circus
agitation but also alunskillful agitation which uncovers the weak
points of Cervenkov's regime and the deep distrust of the broad
peasant masses toward it. This can be concluded not only from the
content but also from the results of that agitation.
The shole Rabotnicesko Delo campaign doesn't contain a word
concerning what, has been done till now by the CCCPB and the government
for creating conditions which would gradually transform obligatory
cereal deliveries into socialist trade between the peasant producer
and the state. The Bulgarian peasants waited tn vain to hear whether
anything has been done for the total liquidation of the price
system which was established by domestic and German monopolist
capital and which was adopted by the CPB leadership after September 90
19440 since it was cooperating with Bulgarian financial capital, *
This price system kept the Bulgarian village in a state of poverty.
The Bulgarian peasant waited to hear'whether anything was done till
now to replace peasant working power,which was included in industry,
and in the bureaucratic apparatus, with machines; waited to see
whether anything is done on the sugiying of peasant producers with
industrial and handicraft goods in exchange for surpluses which
they give voluntarily; waited to see if anything was done to
clear up the questions: which peasant producers we considered
as Kulaks by tae CCCPB after the agrarian reform tbe orzanizing
of peasant worKing collectives and the nationaliation or a large
part of the means for production; what has been done for the
introduction of corresponding changes in the state plan for cereal
delivery according to the small - owner principle of farm work which
still exists strongly in Bulgarian agriculture. And finally what
has been done todate towards changing conditions whereby the
Cominform execution of the obligatory laying up of cereals plan is
not guaranting bread to the people, but to the contrary, taking
bread from the people.
Bulgarian peasants await an anwser to these questions. Alas,
.112pegtnicesko Delo doesn't concern itself with such petty matters.
ItE-Egitation is carried out in the following manner: "You must
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harvest and thresh within such and such a period and immediately
hand over these specified amounts to the state warehouses. In the
case that you don't obey this order you are Kulaks and public. enemies"
? Behind every case of procrastination, non-fulfillthent of plan
and the likes.; Rabotnicesko Delo uncovers the weaknesses in. Party
organizationsi inability of Party leadership and the failure of
peoples councils,
And,what does Rabotnicesko Delo name as the task for these
organizations in order to "secure bread for the people?"
Among alot of other childishness, Rabotnicesko ? Delo orders
the peoples councils, because of accidental or intentional cereal
conflagration, to "follow the train schedule and secure ?a- good -
guard when trains pass". An odd task: Train schedule in hand they
assign guards against fire
"In order that things are managed properly -- writes
Rabotnicesko Delo -- it is necessary that Party bureallgi alitt Communists
are always on the field' during work time? that they keep in touch
with things tut directa9bervation6 It is necessary that one
MANEUVERS WITH PEOPLE ELASTICALLY AND SKILLFULLY, as also with
material means; that RESERVES BE INTRODUCED INTO WORK, THAT A
REVIEW OF PLUSES- AND MINUSES of the completed work be Made everyday,
and that weaknesses be discoveredHand straightened out..."
(our italics).
What are these "skillful and elastic maneuvers?" What are
these "introduction of reserves"? What are these "pluses and minuses"
in a production which has so far developed mostly on the basis of
small homesteads and which lacks machines and, according to
Rabotnicesko Delo, continues threshing with harnessed teams.
-I its July 28,-1950 issue, Rabotnicesko Delo orders the
improvement of agitational-mass work in the village in order to
strengthen "the struggle for'securing bread for the people". What
does this improvement consist of? Agitators have to get out on
the fields, next-to the threshing machines, at delivery stations
and explain the CC Orders in connection with state deliveries,
But this is not all. Agitators have to tie'up this Question with
the struggle for peace, the Korean conflict ,? the world movement for
peace, headed. by the USSR and Stalin, the.glorious...and of course,
by slandering Yugoslavia.
The closer the time for the delivery of cereals approaches
Rabotnicesko Delo becomes weakeAn its agitation.? Now the struggle
is princi5ITTTEed against a .Kulak; "Although entire counties have
fulfilled 50 per cent of deliveries, the -fulfillment of deliveries
are not on time generally speaking. ? Tens of counties are lagging
terribly. Why?" Since the entire.campaign? concerning the plan
fulfillment was based on a-line of circus agitation and not on
reality, it is quite natural that Rabotnicesko Delo does not look
to the opportUnism and inability of the CCCPB but in the opposition
of the Kulaks. With its back to the mill, Rabotnicesko Delo weakly
adrnits: "The Kulak elements in the village do not sit in.?. They -
.spread rInousrumors.about a coming war and the impossibility of .
fialfilling the state delivery plan, etc,..,It was noticed in certain
places that the subversive work of Kilaks is getting results to a
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However, it seems that the Bulgarian Kulak not only
influences the middle end poorer peasant to abstain from delivering
cereqls'but also influences members of the Party, as Rabotnicesko
Delo admits. "It is too bad but members of the Party and even
Mang Comrades of the peoples councils are giving in to Kulak
agitation in many sectors...The members of the CPB who h-lve fallen .
under the influence of the Kulaks are playing the same flute:
deliveries can't be met...Some local leaders do not show the
necessary resistance tb Kulak agitation and even themselves become
the instruments of enemy machinations aimed against the fulfillment
of the plan for state deliverie-s." -
The peachy results of Oervenkov's policies'. And since things
have got to a point whereby the Bulgarian Kulaks are able to ruin
the delivery plan and also get CEB members under their influence
then it is clear that in the lamentable Oominform reality of
Bulgaria, Kulaks not only play an important role but are winning
positions of importance in the economic and political life of
PR Bulgaria.
Signed: Ivan Piperov
(Glas-Awust 26) .
(Glas na Blgarite)
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CERVENKOV SETTLES UP WITH DUIA.ARIAN ARTISTS -
A few days ago a speech was publishedin Rabotnicesko DeIa which
was bade by Cervenkov on the 26th. Mpiq a conference ? of Bulgarian.
painters (no-one knows why the speech/vas made On the 26th Niay,thould
be held up till 1'_1ust. ? Perhaps. it had to be referred to Moscow to
Make sure it. was "principled"'). This speech is very interesting and
important,. not as a contribution. to Marxist theory but becauseewhether
Cervenkov likes it or not it-shows beyond doubt the cul de, sac in,which
tl-eety,44115rian painters find themselves (and not only they) because of
therairtdral policy of the Bulgarian- leaders. The preventidn of all
critical discussions and the transformation of the ideological ware
againat bourgeois influences into administrative orders and directives
In spite of all g.harianicalphrases this can be seen in Cervenkev's speech
and what. is more, the rough reckoning given to all those -who dare to
disagree with the subjection of one art to another. BeforegOing'on
to the speech itself we will make the matter clear by referrinto e
certain events which immediately proceeded it.
At the end of. April.this year the Bulgarian press publish d,a?
decision by the CC CPB on .the .state of Bulgarian painting and. thee
most urgent tasks of the state Academy of Painting. Since it was -
claimed that this "state" was not satisfactory because of penetration
by bourgeois formalistic influencesdirectives were 7iven to bring that
art back to"health". - This method of "healing" consisted of the-fer-
mation Within the academy of groups to study translations of Soviet
university text books on that subject; to set up a cathedra for Russian
classic and Soviet art; that students should Continuously learn from .
the examples given by -contemporary Russian art, etc.-
So Bulgarian rt, to liberate itself from "formaliSm"and decadent
bourgeois influences, must learn to accept wholeheartedly and .
uncritically the art of Soviet realism_ Of course they must not. speak
about it because it might occur to them that the work of -Soviet.painter6
in as far as they appear at exhibitions, have become vulgar and Sub-
servient glorifications of Soviet bureaucracy and ceasing thereby to be
a true art at all.
Every sensible man will consider it absurd to think that the struggle
against:formalist tendencies and decadent manifestations in art can be '
won overnight by resolutions and decrees rather than through a long
process, not of decrees and prohibitions but by a long-and resolute
struggle of ideas. Now let us see what Cervenkov said: "We know that
the Academy of Art has for the last 20 or 30 years been submerged in
formalism, that the majority of our painters are educated in the spirit
of formalism and, as was shown at the party congress, with few exceptions
all our painters suffer from formalism to a greater or lesser degree..."
And then again: "A?huge'majority of our painters love Soviet art and
learn on the examples of this art".
So hardly a month after the resolution of the .CC crp that Bulgarian
painters almost all suffer from formalism, they are all loving Soviet
art and learning from its examples:
One might conclude that the painters were obedient, but are they
really? They are not. The best proof is that Cervenkov had to call
a meeting of painters only a month after the resolution, on the one
hand to try to deal with the group of painters led by Alexander Gendov
who had sent him a letter of protest, and on the other hand to take the
opportunity to justify himself somehow by admitting that the CC had
rather rushed matters. Obviously the Bulgarian CC soon after passing
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the resolution sathered from, the reaction which it provoked amongst
artists that formalism cannot be 'abolished 'by decree. Of course it
was possible to find some Y'lo,yal" artists to greet the resolution
with praise, others to to listen silent and t4ird.,ly for some to
repent publicly of their formalism, and some tl7e1Th academy. But
nevertheless after this not one of them will produce a true work of
art. Therefore Cervenkov had to say "at the party congress it was
emphasised that we will not and do not fight against formalism by
administrative methods ...." etd.
? That in fact means that the resolution of the CC CPB did not
have an enthusiastic reception amons Bulgarian artists, the majority
of whom probably sincerely wish to create a progressive realistic art,
but to whom it seems that. the way to such is not throUgh various
"resolutions" nor in the- blind- copying of Russian and SoViet art.
However, to make sure that Bulgarian painters should not come to
the false conclusion that this attitude of the CC permits now any
great criticism, ,discussion or opinion, Cervenkov hastenedto break all
such illusions.by his settling up with Gendov.
ing .
We will not waste time here with evaluat/ the work of Alexander
Gendov, whose letter so aroused Cervenkov. Sufficient to say.that
he is among the most distinguished Bulgarian Painters and a member of
the CPB. Cervenkov did not say in his speech what Gendov wrote. . He
only said "for some time now n group of pg
-', tieraled by AnGandov
have been carrying out subversive activity' ),
'tne party and the line
which it has adopted on the question of art". After saying that the
CC had shown great patience in wishing to con-ince this group . .
Cervenkov accused Gendov of spreading hostile lies, fabrications and
loathsome falsifications drawn from the arsenel of the Trotskyites, .
Titoites and all foul material from the iseperialist camp,calledshim a
high priest, ansautocrat of the paatte, etc.
It is significant how the CC CPB carry on "the ideological war".
This is how Cervenkov settles with Gendov. "Let Gendov himself present
his anti-party attitude, renounce all his Gendovism and promise
that he will work to carry out the party directives. Then?lendov ?
will be able to reckon that he remains in the ranks of the party"!
. So: let ? Gendov publicly admit in sackcloth and ashes that he is a
-Trotskyist and islperialist agent and repent that it was his faults? .
And let him admit that he was Wrong "hut the wise Chervenkev has opened
my eyes". Or - leave the party, .and accept what follows among the
cominformists. Better to repent. ' Then of course he would :immed-
iately be free from his false beliefs, cleansed of formalism and will
create ripe artistic. creations on the Soviet model. And he will again
be respected and honoured.. And so on, is it net So?
This then is "the ideological war ".in the field of art in Bulgaria.
"We will not fisht against formalism Sy administrative metherle" .
asserts. Cervenkov. But let someone say that that is a pharisaical
statement'. Certainly not. Freedom of discussion. and criticism in
Bulgaria is permitted. Witness the case Of. Gendov; if .any othsr.
artists wish to discuss the matter let them come forward. Cervenkov
and the CC CPB have openedclear prospects - too clear:
(Sd. ) DB.
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WHY THE ALBANIAN GOVERNMENT THINKS UP FRONTIER INCIDENTS.
Recently the Albanian Telegraphic Agency has again broad
't one more of its usual "announcements" of frontier incidents
which allegedly 'were carried out by Yugoslav frontier guards oE the
Albanian. frontier. This announcement differs in no way from the
standard announcements on the same theme which we are accustomed
to hearing about from the Cominform factory of lies and slanders
against /ugoslavia with the .compulsory refrain of "provocateurs
in the service of the aggressiVe plans of the American warmongers".
This news has been relayed by TASS and all the other Com-
inform loudspeakers. Although this news in its alarmist and
fantastic character cannot be compared to the "discoveries" and
"aggressive plans" of the Yugoslav Government towards Albania
such as for instance the story abott Von Kleist, it has the same
aim' and purpose: to conceal 6he aggressive policy of the Albanian
Government against the FPRY and the provocations of the Albanian
frontier authorities on the Yugoslav-Albanian frontier, executed
with the well-tried Cominform tactics - to ascribe to the. Yugoslav
authorities with those things which they are doing against social-
ist Yugoslavia and to accuse the Yugoslav Government of those
PParessi.Vn plans which they are themselves praparing.
The facts of the matter are thus: on the loyla August
the Yugoslav Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed a note of protest
to the Albanian Legation in Belgrade, against the incidents which
the Albanian frontier bodies continued to carry out on our frontier'
Only between the 1st July and 7th August Albanian soldiers 20 times
violated Yugoslav territory and created frontier incidents firing
on Yugoslav guards. On the 20th July, this year, on the Struga
sector of the frontier Albanian soldiers made an embush on Yugoslav
territory attacking and wounding one of our frontier guards and
on the 7th August, a Yugoslav soldier was wounded
The Albanian Legation did not reply to this Note. How-
ever, instead of a reply the announcement of the Albanian Telegra-
phic Agency appeared on the 15th August. This announcement said
that between the 6th 'July and 7th August, Yugoslav frontier, guards
had carried out many provocations . Amongst the rest it mentioned
that on the 6th July,Yugoslav soldiers fired of mine throwers onto
Albanian territory.
For this "serious incident" the Albanian Government
has said absolutely nothing and has sent no Note of protest. Sudden-
ly, just a few days after the Yugoslav Note of protest, the AlbaQ
nian Agency hurried to inform the world of th, "Yugoslav pro-
vocations" on the Albanian frontier, hoping for the support of
the Soviet Agency TASS. TASS'immediately brodcest this fabrica-
tion.
After two tays it become clear why it had been necessary
to think up this notorious incident against the 'Yu,Jav soldiers.
The Albantn Government, which was unable,to reply to the Yugoslav
Note returned the Note with the explanation that the Yugoslav
frontier guards had carried out such and such an incident on the
5th July to the 7th August.... '
This then is how and why the Albanian Government has
to think up frontier 'incidents on. the Albanian YLI.Posiav frontier.
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COUNT SFORZA'S ANNOUNCEMENT.
Rome, 25th August.
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs today admitted that
they were responsible for the many trespasses of the Italian fish-
ing bats which sailed in Yugoslav territorial waters for the
purpose of fishing without permits. In the written reply to an
interpellation in the Senate, Sforza, the Italian Minister of
Foreign Affairs emphasized that Italy had not yet paid Yugoslavia
the 750,000,000 Lire, the annual quota for Italian fishing in
Yugoslav territorial waters according to the AaTeement concluded
in Eelrade in Anril last year. Sforza also stated that the
halting of Italian fishing boats in Yugoslav territorial waters
and the confiscation of the catch and the fines pronounced on the
crews of thc Italian ships we in fact " the consequence not only
of the fact that the agreement about fishing has not been ratified
but also because of the non-payment of 750,000,000 Lire.
Finally Sforza stated that the Yugoslav authorities always
freed the Italian fis4libe 1-oats on payment of the fine. He said
that "other responsible Italian authorities were examining the
entire problem". Concerning the non-payment of the amount due,
Sforza said that it was the result ofthe lack of interest of the
Italian fishermen in fishing in the Adriatic.
as
However, /well informed circles in Rothe say , Sforza's
reply represents in fact the desire of the Italian Government
to contimmthe present abnormal situation of Yugoslav-Italian
relations. According to the statements of the Italian fishermen
the Italian authorities support the owners of the Italian boats
in refusing to pay the sum for regular permits for fishing, be-
cause it"pays them better" to pay a fine oCcasionally since many
fishing boats successfully fish by nightunnoticed by the Yugoslav
authorities.
This support of abnormal relations in the Adriatic is also
subaribed to by officials of the Italian Communist Party in fishing
centres on the Italian Eastern coast and by official bodies of the
CP Italy. They state that these incidents arouse dissatisfaction
towards Yugoslavia. Unita and Nenni's periodical Mondo 0-Deraio
have several times recenET7 written Ettackinc; the Yu7771777777777n
fishing agreement and encourage the Italian fishermen to fish
in Yugoslav waters without permits.... All this certainly
damages most cf all the Italian fishermen because the owners of
the ships usual succeed in making them bear the burden of the
fine. This can be proved beyond doubt by the statistics of
the Italian Qeneral Confederation of Labour which show the drop
in the staithrd of living of the Italian fishermen in the Adriatic.
In the last - 7 months alone the fishermedi wages have dropped by
about 15%. These facts show that the Cominform leaders are pre-
pared, together with the contractors,to damage the interests of
their own working classes and to defend the most outrageous
speculation by the owners of the fishing boats so that a failure
to concludee.,agreement would be the inevitable consequence
and thereby/Wou1d achieve their aim of spreading hatred against
socialist Yugoslavia.
(BORBA, 26th August 1950)
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CPYRGHT
SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS
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LORBA
P.1. THE MORE ST3SCRIBERS THE DETTER SUCCESS OF THE NATI NAL LOAN
WORKERS?CUNCILS.?TAKING OVER MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISES
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MORE THAN A HUNDRED DAYS AHEAD. OF TIME-
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NOMINATION CF NEW DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES IN CANADA, HOLLAND,
SYRIA AND LITAN
A GROUP OF FRENCH WORKEiiS AND INTELLECTUALS ON II,TRESSIONS. FROM
CUR.CJUNTRY
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A LETTER OF THE SPANISH YOUTH TO THE CENTAL COMMITTEE OF THE
PEOPLE'S YflUTH
PROGRESS LF THE WHITE CEREAL TUCHASING CAMPAIGN
UNITED LABflTi UNIONS OF THE ISTRIAN DISTRICTS ARE ot:,INING THE
? SLOVENO-ITALIAN ANTI-FASCIST UNION
ERECTION oM THE FACTORY FOR PRODUCTION OF FILMS
P.2, PEOPLE'S ASSISTANCE TO AUTHORITIES
DECLARATIONS IF THE FRENCH WORK ERs ON LErNING YUGOSLAVIA
NEW SHOCK-WORKERS, FRONT BRIGADES IN MONTENEGRO
A HEALTH RESORT LN THE LAKE OF OHRID
THE ROLE AND TASKS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THE CCMINFRM COUNTRIES
P.3. MINIMG 711BLEMS IN SERBIA .
AFTER RESIGNATION OF THE CABINET OF GENERAL nASTIRIS
A CREDIT TO THE FRANCO SPAIN INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT OF THE BUDGET
OF EXPENDITURES OF THE USA
MACLY AND ADENAUER DISCUSSING ARMAMENT PLAN FOR WESTERN- GERMANY-'
ESCAPE OF A DAANDENPURI MINISTER TO THE WESTERN T3EALIN
A SECRET SESSION SF THE WEST GERMAN GOVERNMENT
IMPLEMENTATION CT THE FISHING AGREEMENT IS IN THE INTEREST 10TH
OF YUGOSLAVIA AND ITALY
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P.3. THE ARMED .CNFLICT IN KoREA
GREAT ACTIVITY CF THE AMERICAN AIT.yoacE
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THE S UTH 1:CEAN TROOPS HAVE L NDED IN THE VICINITY OF SEOUL
? aEFORT CF THE NORTH KOREN COMJION JOE ESTMATION OF DAMAGES
CAUSED DY THE AMERICAN 3(;MBARDENT
A -LELGI.LN 'T,ATTALLIN TO SENT TO KOJEA
DRAFTING 2,500 AUTRALIANS FOR KOREA
THE NINTH CHESS OLYM1,IAD
P.4, PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPCRTS
ANNUNCEMENTS flF THE CMMISSIONER OF TRADE AND SUITLY
II.FOLITIYA
P.1. WHAT WILL THE WORLD GET ERC:M THE CL ING GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UN
ARMED C::NFLICT IN KOREA
THE NORTH KOREANS ADVANCING LN THE SECTOR PCHANG-KIDGY
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LANDING J THE SOUTH KOREANS NER INCHON
THE ANEAICAN FINES iiiDE THE GREATEST EUMMH. OF SORTIES IN
THE Cft.tSE LE A SINGLE DAY 510 CE THE 7,EGINNING OF HOSTILITIES.
A REPORT uF THE NORTH KOREAN CoNMISSIJN
THE USA HoU3E OF 'Z.EI'R'flSENTATIVES APP.OVED THE EXCEPTIONAL
CREDITS FR WAR REQUIREMENTS IN KOREA
P.2. THE ANGLO-EGYPTIAN 1,TEGTIATIONS HAVE PROU flT? NO MFORTANT CHANGES IN '
THE EXISTING SITU:TION
IN DREAD OF TRUTH - IN CONNECTION WITH THE LAST NOTE OF OUR MINISTRY
OF FOREIGN liFFAIS TO THE T CIISH EMASSY IN Tr?ELGRADE
THE SECOND NATI-NJI LOAN - SUNDRY NEWS ON F ',..Jf,LIHINAIES
P.3. FOR 3ETTER.SUI'LY flF CITliS AND INDUSTRIAL CENTRES.
'EOLE'S INSFECTOR G' KNEZICE
P.4. CULTURAL LIFE
SUNDRY NEWS Faii ALL OVER THE WORLD
P.6. UTILISATIN CF CLUFONS INTrNDED FOR TIED TRADE FOR PUYING GOODS
THE FREE MARKET
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P.1. THE MORE BUYERS - THE GREATER THE LOAN. SUCCESS.
' AWARDS TO BEST COLLECTIVES IN CROATIA.
SALT WORKS IN PAG WORKING FOR 1951.
PROMINENT ITALIAN WORKERS FROM ISTRIA VISIT ZAGREB.
A CASE WHERE THE ROLE OF THE WORKERS' COUNCIL WAS MIS-
UNDERSTOOD.
manns COUNCILS TAKE OVER ENTERPRISES.
-P.2. SUNDRY LOAN ITEMS.
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MOVEMENT TO DISCARD VEIL IS SPREADING IN B and H.
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YUGOSLAV NAVY DAY TO BE CELEBRATED OFFICIALLY IN SPLIT.
AUSTRIAN YOUTH VISIT PEASANT CO-OPERATIVES AT GABROVAC.
NINTH CHESS OLYMIAD.
ONLY 15% REMAINS BEFORE SERIAL PURCHASE PLAN IS COMPLETED
'I THE VOJVODINA.
* TRIESTE: FIVE THOUSAND VISIT YUGOSLAV PAVILION AT FAIR.
P: FOR BETTER QUALITY OF EXPORTS.
OIL PORDUCING COLLECTIVES AWARDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR MACHINE CONSTRUCTION TO BE ORGAN7ZED
IN SLOVENIA.
PEKING: CHU EN LAY TELEGRAM TO TRYGVE LIE.
BUDAPEST: REPLACEMENT AND INTERNMENT OF HUNGARIAN MINISTERS.
SOFIA: SENTENCES PRONOUNCED ON lusH ECONOMIC FUNCTIONARIES
IN SOFIA.
HOW POLISH AUTHORITIES PRODUCE ANTI-YUGOSLAV "ARGUMENTS".
UNESCO BEGINS WORK: PARIS.
PRAGUE: SENTENCE PRONOUNCED ON RAILROAD FUNCTIONARIES,
WAR IN KOREA:
TOKYO: NORTH KOREANS TAKE KIJI ANEW.
PYONGYANG: NORTH KOREAN? COMMUNIQUE.
WASHINGTON: AMERICANS DROP 15,200 TONS IN TWO MONTHS.
TOKYO: NAVAL ARIR FORCE OPERATIONS.
SAN FRANCISCO: TWO US VESSELS COLLIDE.
WASHINGTON: SPECIAL CREDITS FOR WAR MEANS IN KOREA.
TOKYO: BRITISH ADVANCE UNITS ARRIVED.
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P.3. LONDON: MILITARY TALKS BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
CONCERNING SOME IRREGULARITIES IN UTILIZATION OF MANAGEMENT
FUDNS.
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COAL DEPOSITS BEING FOUND IN MOTENEGRO.
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COUNTY COUNCILS OF PIONEER FEDERATION TO RE ELECTED THROW-
OUT THE COUNTRY BY SEPTEMBER 1.
P.3, RIJEKA FOOD SUPPLY PROBLEMS.
HARVEST CELEBRATIONS OF CZECH MINORITY IN YUGOSLAVIA.
FIRST FILi\J FACTORY.
P.4. CAN BELGRADE BE CLEANER?
WOOD ENTERPRISE SURPASSES HALF YEAR PLAN.
GLAS.
P.2. WORKER DESIGNS MACHINE FOR GRAVEL WASHING.
OUR BEST CONSTRUCTION COLLECTIVES.
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TRIESTE: YUGOSLAVIA EXHIBITS 200 MASS PRODUCTION ITEMS.
TEXTILE FACTORY INCREASES PRODUCTION.
P.4. BELGRADE HANDICRAFTS TO BE IMPROVED.
RAD.
P.1.. SMEDEREVO STEEL WORKS CAN FULFIL PLAN IN SPITE OF LABOUR
SHORTAGE.
P.2. FIRST CONSULTATIVE MEETING OF WORKERS AND EXPERTS FROM
ITALY WORKING IN YUGOSLAVIA.
P.3, SUNDRY ECONOMIC ITEMS.
NEW CABLE FACTORY AT SVETOZAREVO.
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SIGNIFICANCE OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO WORLD
The first session of the. Fifth ,regulair meeting of the_UN,
Genera py sw L'reat ints,t.A4(410?IkTL
the worldm,t,)Acgc.g.qing,,ft ..
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on the thlT4 FglasqMic:4n,4Pt.c.#1'4_
The:,nenaryTsgsion will be held in tnelNyw Yoy
in thieppp441 cty o }ng Meadow W'16,64,1.9 4614,Q:kilometey
northeast of downtoWn New York.
The temporary daily agenda of this session is today in the
center of.attention of international political circles. That
agenda consists of a long list of world problems which have been
for the most part on that list for many years but which have remained
not only unsolvable at such meetings, because of the controversies
betwwen the world powers, but have become a reason for the sharpening
of new differences. However, new proposals from individual states
have slowly been listed in addition o the initial 62 points.
Right up till the day of thco ):,,eneral debate of the Plenum, the
daily agenda is not complete The principti "bombs" usually show
up at the last moment.
But in spite of th6 fact that the most pressing political
points are still pending, the temporary list ns well as the
additional new problems, are sufficient to indicate the importance
inherent in the daily agenda of the forthcoming UN General Assembly.
Even amoni,-, the first eight poinLs which concern only the
composing of the Assembly and which usually develop without any
difficulty, are labeled by informed circles as the beginning for
the sharpening of world disputes. The presIdency setup was the
occasion for the two cnImp fight as far back as 1948. It is quite
likely this will happen on this occasion as well. However till
now-theciAstion of the t.lection and, the report of thetverificatien'
committee was, n_essence,' a legal 6rmality, To the_contrary,-the
forthcoming SosiHn of the Veification of:thP. Pull power of the
Chinese delonation Will be a political questi(Dn'of'first class
importancep Every st(Ite - member can be Y:eproL3ente,', only by f)ne
delegation, Howevdr- on thiS cc.C4-sim ono. =&n'e'xpect two d;:1 ,-ations
instead of one and that the majority of states will recognize the
PR China delegates as the only one authorized to represent this
Asiatic colossus. If -- and it seems certain -4- the USA delegation
persists in defending ChIng Kai Shek ,,overnment, the conflict will
inevitably be sharpened politically while still before the verification
committee.
Thus one is Iced to believe .tht, the general debate will .?
commence in a very exciting atmosphere, The general debate has
always been an introduction of the political struggle till now.
The Eorea question, the throat to pc cc,. the question of Asian .
order, the European security threat, (;:annot remain untouched in the
gen'ral debate,? Thus every statement in the framework of this .debate
duel can have sensational significance since opinions. dealing ,with
th fate of the present human generation are b'ein'presented in the
most important free tribunal of th.c,) world. Real conditions for
10,(9.ce and international cooperation will come forth, It is
understandable that the present day reserve of the political circles
of all state-members is connected with the measure and choice of
tl'ne statements by their politically .responsible governments inthis
debate, But the debate will not be able to hide the picture of
t1-7-ie present day reality of the world situation, .
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As usual, that general debate will become real .instead of
abstract as soon as the rep6rts from the three councils are taken
into consideration. The consideration of the reports of thee
security council in the political coMmittee Will bring.forth, in
its real state, the truth concerning Force, Palestine and the disputes
in India.- On the other hand the report of theeconomic and social
conncils will give occasion to the representatives to analyse the
economic and social problems in the world. The principal concerning
the self-determination of the African and Asian peoples will be
rekindled when the report of'the trustee-ship council is considered.
No matter what sort of delegations are involved, this discussion
gives the world a chance to see the truth.
However, that general pa ofthe daily agenda contains
a big sensation: the general secretary election. The mandate of
Mr, Trygve- Lie expires in early 1951, and that is the reason for
electing a new .permanent functionary to the highest position of the
international organization.. It is understandable that all governments
are making plans concerning this. election. They are not making
official statements as to whether .Mr. Lie will be re-elected or.
not. Bargaining for new concessions will be held off until the last
moment,
The political problems do not promise a peaceful atmosphere
at this time of general tenseness. PALESTINE, especially the
internationalization of Jerusalem has brought the Jewish-Arabian
question to a tense position. THE FATE OF THE ITALIAN COLONY,
THE GREEK QUESTION will also be considered. But, all this will
be an introduction to the real political problems - THE PROBLEM
OF PEACE IN THE FAR EAST AND ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL. We shall also
see the question -- as a weapon of the imperialists against the
Soviet Union -- of respecting human rights in Soviet satellite countries.
The "bomb" will be the American proposal which will accuse the USSR
of not having repatriated prisoners. The basic struggle will be in
the political committee.
There are many very important economic problems: the international
action for full employment and economic world stability(before the
general assembly for the first time); the economic ?development of
economically undeveloped states; the concentrations of international
efforts and means in the work of specialized UN aFencies (the
concentration of economic control in the world).
So-called social problems also promise to be political questions
of the first order: the proposal of the convention on the freedom
of information (for the first time before the General Assembly) the
settling of the status of refugees and displaced persons (the present
s'et-up ends in 1950),
The colonial problems this year will amount to the usual
analysis of annual reports and en the consideration of the southeasern
Arrica questions, which south Arrica unilaterlaily annexed- a question
which has hung on since 1946.
Aside from a moss of administrative 'Ind budget problems which
are intertwined with politics and technicalities, a series of legal
problems have been placed on the daily _qgenda. Among these, the ones
of first class importance are: THE FORMULATION OF THE NUREMBERG
PRINCIPALS as a law concerning war criminals in possible, future
aggressions, A LEGAL CODE ON CRIMES AGAINST THE PEACE AND THE
SECURITY OF HUMANITY, the creation of an INTERNATIONAL COURT FOR STATE
TRIALS -states which threaten the peace or security in the world'.
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These are all political questions . dressed in legal attire
and which come more as an expression of the present day world..
situation than as experibnced in the Second World War. And aS a
crown on these political problems in legal form we have the
draft of the DECLARATION ON THE ii,IGHTS AND DUTIES OF STATES, in
connection with which it will be necessary once again to discuss
just in what measure and whether or riot present day international
law obliges states to refrain from pressure, intervention and
aggression against other states and to cooperate between one another
and preserve good neighbor relations.
At the last minute Mr. Trygve Lie for the first tiMetoql.c.
advantage of his right as general secretary to'personally submit
political proposals. He proposed that this general assembly ass
a 20 YEAR PROGRAM FOR THE GUARDING OF PEACE THROUGH THE UNITE.)
NATIONS, ?
Here we have the daily agenda composed of problems of peace
and war. It is a mixture of real living pro1211ems2 conflicts and
abstract proposals to perserve peace, to develop international?
cooperation and condemn pressure, intervention and aggression.
That is why the worlespublic has with right turned its
eves toward.tne daily agenda and the? mork'of this UN.General
Asscmbiy wnicn gives governments suiricint opportunity to prove
their desire for peace and carry out their real peace offensive
in actions.
Sgn; R.B.M,
(Politika -August 27)
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NOMINATION OF NEW DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES IN CANADA, HOLLAND,.
SYRIA AND THE LEBANON -
In a ukase the 7.'residium of the People's Assembly have appointed
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Holland
Mato Jasic former Minister . to Canada. In a second ukase. the
Presidium have appointed as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister P1er47
potentiary to Canada Rade Pribicevic former Ambassador td 761and,"Milan
Ristic Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Egypt
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Syria and the
Lebanon, with his seat in Cairo.
(BORBA Sunday)
IT IS. IN THE. INTERESTS OF BOTH yuncsLAvIA AND ITALY TO CARRY OUT THBV-j
_FISHING AGREEMENT
On the 13th April last year an agreement was conaluded between
this country and Italy on fishing rights in the Adriatic, according.
to which Italian fishermen are permitted to fish in 3 special areas. ,
.This agreement is undoubtedly of advantage to Italy. ' .Our authoritiois
.went to meet the requests of ethe Italians, wishing to make this an
example of_theirdesireto'nbrmalise relations between the FPRY and
Thus the agreement Was made in -Belgrade on the 13th April
and should have come into force on the 1st May last year with..a
duration of.two years. The agreement clearly states that Italy
Should pay in two 'instalments, on the 1st October 1949 and the 1st
January 1950, compensation to the amount, ? of 750 million lire. However
since the Italian Tovernment have up till now not paid a single lire
that agreemente:has not been able to come into force. This is admitted
by Count Sforza, who in reply to a question by a.senator said "the
agreement haa not been carried out since Italy has not paid the Sum of
750 million lire of yearly rent."
But Italian fishing boat owners, Contrary to the terms, continu-
ously fish in the forbidden waters.. 'Our authorities quite naturally
have not been able to pass over this unnoticed and have arrested the
fishermen and imposed various punishments - confiscation of gear,
imposition of fines, etc. The Italian government has been regularly
informed of all this and has been asked to impress on the fishermen
not to continue to fish in the forbidden waters., However they have
done nothing and shown no serious wish to settle this question. Our
authorities, in their wish to establish normal relations and their
trust that Italian officials will nano. .out their' undertakings, 'have
not applied certain serious sanntions/which they have the right
especially when it is known that for 'exmple one boat has several times
been caught' in the forbidden waters.
Oni hTtg9,er .hand extreme reactionaries and the cominform
elements take dvantage of every occasion to attack and slander our
country, writing that we "pirate" (in our own Waters:), that "We are
taking their gear from the fishermen" etc.
Thus the failure. to complete the agreement on the part of the
Italian government has resulted not only in preventing Italian fisher-
men from carrying on their trade, something which is obviously - ?
important to then as the same boats have several times been caught,
but also made more difficult economic co-operation in general between
the two countries.
Sforza in his reply said, that the Italian government have urged
the ."responsible 'authorities" to find a solution to this question as
quickly a 2ossWebe_ ?
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also the questicn of economic relationsJaetween the two countries in
general. We rightly are waiting for the Italian governnient to find
means to guarantee the carrying out,of the agreement on fishing in the
Adriatic. ::That agreement was concluded on the request ,of the Italian
authorities, it is in the d_nterosts of both countries anid 1/4111 con-
tribute to the normalisation of?relationa and the setting up .o-f closer
economi ea-operation, between Yugoslavia and Italy.
(BORBA Sunday Summary 1 col.)
CELEBRATION OF.YUG.OSLIIV.NAVY DAY
The 10th September will be celebrated as Yugoslav Navy Day in
memory of that date in 1942. when the Supreme Ileadquarters of the NLA
established the first units, of the partisan navy in Croatia.. A Naval
.ehibition:yill :be Organised in Zagreb .and Rijeka, shol,:rin.the
.developMent. of the Yugoslav navy, its heroic battles during the war
and its 'b lditg up- since.'
..On the same .day a memorial plaque will be unveiled' in Olid to
national hero Arita Bagat. There will be a commemoradainumber of
Yugoslovenski Mornar and the almanac Buduci Oficiri Nashe Ratne
MornariCejFuture Of f8cers of our Navyrwith illustrations from the
work of -pupils in 'the Naval OfficersT School-.
The main cart of the celebrations will be in Split. There will
be a ceremonial assemblY (akademija) and a "Adriatic Night" on the
eve of the celebrations. For the population there will be a showing
of the home-made film "Mladi Kadar Jugoslovenske Ratne Mornarice"
(Young.Speciaiists of the YugoSIaV Navy). On the day, itself her
Will .be :-.a ceremonial inspectic).n.of officers and Naval .employeet..
A landint will be carried out on. the island- of Cilov;.. Showing' the
experience:or our sailors in the liberation war.
On the 10th September the second class of the Naval Lfficersl.
School and the:first class Of the Technical School Will :pass' out:.
There will also be various sports events in'Sibinik,
and other places- The Hajduka Club will play a football match in
Split and there Will be swimming competitions between Adriatic clubs.
(Tanjug)
(BOZBA Monday Summary col.)
WHEAT TURCHASECOLFLETED IN VOJVODINA
The pgrchaseof white grain, in the Vojvodina is coming tc an end.
This year Backa and Srem have had a rather better harvest than the
Banat. Amongst the first to complete pi...exceed plans were Kuiski
County, the town of Sremska Mitrovica and the town of Sombor, while
the majority. of counties have purchased nearly 90%. The Banat
counties, where the harvest fell short, have 'laggedbehind the most.
Besides this the purchase is being completed in.a shorter period than
last year.
In addition to the above paragraph there is a two column article
by Olga Jovanovic.,
(BORBA Monday)
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DISMISSAL AND INTERNMENT OF MINISTERS IN HUNGARY'
(Budapest, 27th August)
It has been learned that the.former Hungarian Minister of
Justice IstvarOds has been interned, while the Minister of Light
Industry Djerdj Marosan has been dismissed and interned. As is known
these two Were both prominent members of the Social Democratic Party.
It is also said that. there will soon be dismissals. of the
Ministers who were members of the Peasant .Party, and who today
represent it in the Hungarian government. As first on the list of
Ministers to be dismissed the name Gf the present Minister of Justice
Podnar'is mentioned.
In 3udapest circles there is talk of a new reconstruction of
the Hungarian government in which Istvan Dobi, the present Premier
will fall. The new Premier would be the present Vice-Premier Maces
Rakosi... However, the same circles assert that Farkas is also mentioned
as a future Premier, that in connection with that a proposal has been
sent to Moscow and only approval end agreement from the Politburcau of
the CC CPST7(b) is awaited. (Tanjug)
(BORBA Monday)
SENTENCE :IN FutIMER HIGH OFFICIALS IN SOFIA
(Sofia, 27th August)
The trial has been held before the District Court in S-)fis
of a group of former Assistant Ministers and high state officials
accused of high treason and espionage activity which is, as the
indictment says, "inseparably connected with the activity of the
accused at the Trajco Kostov trial".
Two of the accused have been conedmned to life imprisonment
and the remainder to periods of imprisonment from 8 to 15 years.
(Tanjug)
(BORBA Monday)
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ArRAID OF THE TRUTH
(In connection with the latest Note from the Ministry, of Foreign
Affairs of the FPRY to the Polish Embassy inBelgrade).
On the building of the Yugoslav -Embassy in Wars'aw there was,
until recently, a display board on which no propaganda material with
the exception of photos showing-the:development of our 'country was
displayed; ? not even slogans or any other written text. However,
despite this, on the lath of this month a representative of the Yugo-
slav Embassy in Warsaw was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and_told that the diSplay board on the Embassy must be removed ....
Pbecause of the unfriendly behaviour of the Yugoslav Authorities towards
tthe Polish Embassy in igrade". However, the Polish authoritiesdid
not wait for the display board with the photos to be removed but sent
their mon some time after midnight (1) to remove it ....? without even
. informing anyone in the Yugoslav Embassy.
Because of this behaviour of the Polish authorities the Ministry
of Foreign- Affairs of the FPRY, on Saturday August 26th, delivered a
Note of protest to the Polish Embassyin Belgrade.
And now let us lookand .see how much truth there is in the
?explanation" given in ?connection with, this by the representative of
the Yugoslav Embassy there and what is, in fact, behind this anti-
Yugoslav behaviour of the Polish authorities.
On August 17th there was put up on the Polish Embassy in.
Belgrade a display board with provocative material about the supposed
struggle for peace by the Soviet Union and the ?other East-European
countries, about the collecting of signatures for the so-called
Stockholm "Peace Petition", etc. On the same day as the display board
was put up on the Polish Embassy in Belgrade someone took off a part
of the propaganda material, The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
saw in this ...." unfriendly behaviour of the Yugoslav authorities
towards the Polish Embassy in Belgrade".
In its Note to the Polish Embassy the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the FPRY ,categorically denies that the Yugoslav .
authorities had anything to do with what happened. in front of the
Polish Embassy in delgrade. However, there can be two possibilities
in ,connection with the destroying of propaganda' material from the v
display board on the Polish Embassy in Belgrade. One possibility is
that the display board was damaged by irresponsible persons who have no.
connection with the Yugoslav Authorities, in. which casethere can be no
excuse for the removal and carrying away of the, display beard from the
'Yugoslav Embassy in Warsaw.
The other. possibility is - and there are stung reasons in favour
of it - that the Polish- Embassy itself organised the tearing of the
propaganda material from its display board .... so as to create a'
reason for the removal of the display board from the Yugoslav Embassy
in Warsaw. Now, here are reasons in favour of this second possibility:
The display board on the Yugoslav Embassy in Warsaw was there
for a long time; Polish working men passed by it, stopped in front of
it and looked at the photos, and by looking at the photos .of the -
building up of Yugoslavia they surely believed less and less the lies
told by the Polish cominformist leadership. This naturally did not ego
to the credit of the Polish ruling circles.' And so there had to be
found a reason for removing those "heretical" photos from the sight of
the people of Warsaw. In order to achieve this there appeared on the
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morning of August 17th a propaganda board on the Polish Embassy in
Belgrade (and, can you believe it, it was damaged on the first day)
and already on August 18th a representative of the Polish Ministry -of
Foreign Affairs demanded that the disrlay board be removed rom-the
Yugoslav Embassy in Belgrade. ?
That all this was arranged can best be seen from the fact that
on the morning after the theft of the display board.f:rom the Yugoslav
Embassy in Warsaw ladio Warsaw had an article ready in which it most
strongly attacked the Yugoslav authorities because of the suppose
"unfriendly behaviour towards the Polish Embassy in Pelgrade"
It Ls quite clear that the reason for this mo't' recent Polish
manoeuvre has been the fear of the truth about Yugoslavia. And
'the people of Warsaw, like all the rest of the Poles see very well
that this truth is being hidden from .them. The Polish rulers did not
dare eMove the display board from the Yugoslav Embassy during the' day,
when the people of Warsaw coulcksee-it, and so they gave orders that the
display board be rmoved during the night - at a time when there is
hardly a ps-s'say on the streets of larsaw.
The removal of the display board from the Yugoslav Embassy in
Warsaw will not :prevent the truth about Yugoslavia from making its
way; it can only servo-as anther proof of how afraid are the, Polish
rules that this truth will penetrate still further among the Polish
masses.
(70LITIKA Sunday)
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Delirious murmuring about the character and essence of a'
people's democracy was brought to an end by the leaders of or
Party. Adhering closely to Marxist theory concerning the revo-
lution and the state and generalizihg about theoretical revolu-
tionay experience of our people they explained that a'Teoplets e.
ilrocracy is in fact the dictatorship of the victorious proleta-
riat, that both An form and content it is both revolutionary ad
socialistic, that it is not a bridge between two social systems,
but that it represents a strong movement on the road to tl-e
building up of socialism and, taking as an example Yugoslavia
and what our people have achieved ,:they have pointed out the
direction to the development of the people's democracy, emphasiz-
ing that tte authority of the people, in the form of people's
committees which can be elected and removed is their main support.
After the Fifth Congress of the CPY he Cominformists
forced by the general development of events, the successes in the
building up a socialist democracy in our count rY and the theoret-
ical conclusions of our Party which practice has proved even more
decisively, had to admit that .a people's democracy had a social-
ist character of authority and was prepared to break up the old
state apparatus - 'y decrees from above without revolutionary.
initiative and the participation of the masses. On this line ,
with great pains, the law &bout people's councils was passed in
Poland this year, the law about the pale's councils in Hungary
and in 6zer,hoslovakia the MiniSter of the Interior ?reorganized"
the existing local authorities.
The ice began to crack but it has not,shifted yetofor
these.las were intended for a peace-time bombardment of the old
apparatus and by their origin they could not he been the weapon
of the masses in the struggle for the ostablishment of the local
bodies of the people's authorities. They were born into the world
with complexes and a number of organic faults which are the conse-
quence of Cominform revision of the Marxist theory about the state
in general and the theory about the withering away of the state
in particular. From.this revisi9nst stand point came the relations
of the Cominformists to. the people's authorities. The fact is that
even before, these laws the local bodies were step-children in
countries under Soviet dmonation. And this was not accidental.
It is the natura;1 result of tho adoption of contemporary Soviet
practice in thiS field.
The local authoritt s are the fundamental bodies of the
socialist state, they are the mass bodies of the eworking people.
Through them the people take part immediately in the direction
of their state. The democratic spirit of the. entire socialist
system of authority . is reflected in the role, the capacity and
the forms of its local bodies how much right they actually have
and how they carfy it out in practice. The strengthening of
socialLsit democracy' comes about during the porcess of the develop-
ment of the local althorities, the strengthening of the self-determ-
ination of the people in the broadest sense of the word. The
process is reflected in the systematical transference to local
organs of those capacities and cmpetencies which do not have
to be on the level of the citral bodies. It is the expression
of confidence in the masses, in their revolutionary initiative
and their ability to direct.,
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THE ROLE AND TASKS OF THE DISTRICT AUTHORITIES IN COMINFORM COUNTRIES
A gang of people started building a house but when they got near
the roof they saw that the Wholq thing was shakey. They climbed down
and they saw. that there were no foundations - they had forgotten them.
, .
Something similar to this national story exists in the way that the
rulers of Eastern Europe build "a people's democracy" there. with the
unselfish direction of "the elder brother". This has been going on
? for five years since they wisely. awaited their liberation and happily
attained it from the distant Kuybishev district part of their- country.
They had not got on very far with this building. Certainly t'hey
?
had. hurried to put up the roof and had painted the walls, put .out the
flag and 'written up slogans, but they are only new laying the. foun-
dations.- The orthodox "Marxist". purists in the East talk very little
about theory and even leas carry it out in practice as far as the
foundations of the socialist democracy, local authorities and neonle's
.committees are 'concerned. The official cominform teaching is .not concand
with the question of the organisation and form of the people's
authorities threghout the land, their building up, the problems of
their democratic spirit, their role in the system of a socialist
demecrady,-the tasks of the people's committees as the highest.autherity
?and the director of economy as a whole, culture and social activities.
It treats-people's democracies as a kind of hybrid, as a kind of bridge
between capitalism and socialism, as a third system.-
-In the spirit\ of these conceptions, in which it could. hardly be
expected that the'Soviet theortts would name a day in the future- when
they?would begin building up socialism in the people's. democracies and
introduce the changes tnt went with it, the new state from Danzig to
9urgas has been set un on the foundations of old authority. In the
Eastern countries the apparatus. of the bourgeois state was not destroyed
- it was continued. Under the salof a people's democracy the old
state _mechanism was extracted ; taken over ectiren77.. frbm.the former
fascist and semi-fascist regimes both in form .and content.
The bourgeoisie was then removed from the helm - by the bayonets
of the Sovoet Army. What should have happened then, when the "work-.--
ing masses" came to power under the leadership of the Communist Party?
? Lenin says: "The workers, having taken over the political- autho-
rity, will breakup the old Hbureaucratic apparatus-, they will demolish
it to the: fOundation, not a stone of it shall remain, they will reploe
it by a new one which will consist of Workers and employees only, and
measures to prevent from becoming bureaucratic will be taken at. once.
These measures have been thoroughly analysed by Marx and Engels..."
(The State and the Revolution, page 99),
?? ?Instead Of breaking up the old bureaucratic machinery the leaders ?
of.the?-new democracies ha.k.taken it over , carrying out changes of
personnel, only in the leading positions - they have only dismi5sed
district and regional prefects, the highest ranking officers, mayors
and village leaders from the fascist times and new ones have been
appointed.-by mi#sterial decrees. That is all. And in order to prevent
-"confuion and dual authority" they 1iqi40aod the people's authorities
right at the start, wherever it &itene initiative of the
masses,in that obAeotively revolutionary situation immediately after
liberation,thus cont,ertin& it into 'a barren appendage . of the old
state mechanism and'takirg away any authority and competency.
In Czechoslovakia the attempts of the people,e authority degenerated
into bureaucratic- administrative bodies,_intoland it has become
a kind of political body for Ins'Petion. without any authority, in
Hungary they turned .them into political commissions aid in Bulgaria
they became fused with the political organizations.
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CPYRGHT SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS
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VICE
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NO. 256
THIS IS AN ?ENCLOSURE
DO NOT DE, ACH
HEADLINES
25X1A
ust 29, 1950,
BORBA
P.1. FOR GREATER SUCCESS OF LOAN (3 cols.)
WORKERS COLLECTIVES TAKE OVER ENTERPRISES (3 cols.)
BUYING UP OF WHITE CEREALS (1 col.)
MARSHAL TITO GIVES LUNCHEON FOR MR. & MRS. DAVIS
KARBELJ RECEIVES MR. DAVIES
P.2. SOME IRRESPONSIBLE WORK IN HOSPITALS (2 cols.)
NEW SUMMER THEATER AND PLAYGROUND IN BITOLJ
AFTER REORGANIZATION PEOPLES COMMITTEES IN TITOVO UZICE
DOING BETTER WORK
AROUND 15,000 EDUCATIONAL WORKERS ARE VACATIONING
MAREO ORESKOVIC: AUTOBIOGRAPHY
P.3. SUNDRY ECONOMIC ITEMS
WAR IN KOREA:
Tokyo: North Koreans Attack Pohang and Taegu
Pyongyang: Communique From North Korean Headquarters
Tokyo: Mac Arthur Headquarters Communiaue
LAKE SUCCESS: SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS SECRET SESSION
WASHINGTON: MAC ARTHUR'S STATEMENT ON FORMOSA RECALLED
BERLIN: PROTESTS BECAUSE OF SOVIET MAIL LIMITATIONS
ATHENS: NEW GREEK MINISTERS
PEKING: CHU EN LAY TELEGRAM TO ACHESON FOR VIOLATION OF AIR
LIMITS
VIENNA: FORMER GESTAPO CHIEF FREED
TOKYO: AMERICAN DENIAL OF CHU EN LAY TELEGRAM
MOSCOW: SOVIET NOTE TO USA FOR FREEING JAPENESE WAR CRIMINALS
AGAINST SLANDERS AND MIS-INFORMATION
ORDER OF CP ITALY IN CONNECTION WITH OPEN IETTER BY DAVID DOMENIGQ
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WASHINGTON: SENATE APPROVES OF FINANCIAL CREDITS FOR 1950
BERLIN: CONGRESS OF GERMAN NATIONAL FRONT
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P.4,, WHAT IS SLOWING DOWN CAPITAL BUILDINGS IN VOJVODINA COOPERATIVES
SHORT NEWS ITEMS FROM LAND
GLAS
PEI. TRIESTE: DEMAND OF SLUVENE STUDENTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATION
MANILA: GOVERNMENT TROOPS AND PARTISAN FORCES FIGHT
P.2.
TEXTILE FACTORY IMPROVES QUALITY OF PRODUCT
COMMUNAL: PROBLEMS IN CUE CITIES
P.3, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INFERIOR QUALITY OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
AT MARKET PLACES IN BELGRADE
P.4, MACEDONIAN TCBACCO EXCELLENT THIS YEAR
143 KILOMETERS OF NEW HIGH TENSION WIRES IN B&H
RAD
P.1. TRANSFER OF LABOR SURPLUS SHOULD BE COMMENCED
P.2, RIJEKA WATERWORKS CAPACITY TO BE INCREASED
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P.3. EARTH RADIATORS TO REPLACE IMPRACTICAL STOVES
REPUBLIKA
P.1, PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES IN FPRY IN 1949
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MARSHAL TITO GIVES LUNCHEON IN HONOR OF MR. & MRS. DAVIES
Ble0, August 28
el
The Premier of the Federal Government Marshal Josip Broz Tito,
today gave a luncheon honoring Mr. & Mrs Ernest Davies, undersecretary
of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain.
The luncheon was also attended by Mr. Charles Peakeand wifel
Mr. Mason, secretary to'Mr. Davies) and Leo Mates, assistant minister
of foreign affairs FPIff, as well as Pavle Beljanski, deputy protocol
chief of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
KARDELJ RECEIVES MR, DAVIES
Mr. Ernest Davies, who spent part of his annual vacation in
Dubrovnik, visited Bled yesterday afternoon, accompanied by the
British ,Ambassador Mr. Charles Peake. He was received by Edvardne
Kardelj, vice pPemier of the Federal Government and Minister of
Foreign hffairs.
-Davies leaves Yugoslavia tomorrow .end returns to London,
(Borba-August 29)
CP ITALY ORDER-IN.-CONNECTION WITH OPEN LETTER BY DAVID DOMENICO
Another, little article concerning Yugoslavia was published in ?
the organ of .the CP Italy,UNITA. In it -- nothing new, The writer-.
a certain Kirilo Rijabin, w777Tke the rest of his Cominform pen'
brotherstin aavery miserable position: to prove something without
having- proof.- However, there is a tested recipe for this operation
argumentation with the aid of "well-known facts". But why once
again serve the readers this tasteless and indigestable food? There
was no other food to serve. The writer of the article Used'an even
18 "well-known arguments", naturally without. any foundation, and finished
the article 'promising to follow it up in future
UNITA issues.
All in all this isn't worth mentioning, but something else is
important and that is the intensified activity of UNITA which comes
directly after the CP Italy leadership once again called its entire
membership to its feet. Hanibal ante portas: A new enemy before
the gate of the tottering palace: The authority of the Cominform leader-
ship has been shaken up considerably by the appearance of the Open letter
which was addressed to the Italian public recently'by the former member
of the CP Italy, David Domenico. (This unbeliever, who dared ask the
leadership unpleasant questions about Yugoslavia, was excluded from the
.Party because'of "traitorous wore.) The open letter had a much greater
echo in Italy, what with its lucid and unequivocalArguthents, than did'
the confused jabbering of the editorial staff of UNITA. First of all,
David Domenico gives the reasons and the conditions surrounding his ?CP
exclusion, what methods the Cominfermists use against disobedient
peoples and recalcitrant individuals; ? just what the revisionism of the
Soviet leaders consists of; what relations between socialist countries
should be; and many other, well explained principaled postulates. '
Domenico then mentions the various facts that are really well-known,
? such as the statement by Togliatti on Yugoslavia made before the
Cominform anathema. He also mentions statements which are at present
being made by progressive ,people throughout the world who have become
convinced of the lies in the Cominform propaganda and have seen the
daily failures of the workers movement in Italy caused by blind adherence
to the policy of the Soviet leaders. ?
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The CP Italy leadership correctly appraised the dangqr
Domenico's open letter held toward its already weakened authority . and
it placed into action its entire propaganda apparatus, sittultaneously
increasing its campaign of lies against Yugoslavia. Thi, of courses
includes UNITA with'its petty articles on.Yugoslavia which have been
published and which, as the paper promises, wIll be published. But,
can documented .arguments be opposed by fabrications which are more
transparent with each passing day? They cannot-and those sitting in
the CPIdirectorate are well aware of, this. And since the voice of
truth could not be drowned out by the clamor of UNITA and other similar
papers., this was attempted by other, more radical measures.
First of all, the CPI. directorate forbade its'membership to read ?
the open letter of Domenico. The letterltherefore, was placed on the
"index of forbidden books" in the best of medieval inquisition style.
But even the CPI leadership cannot be so infantile as to believe that
today, in the 20th century, it can forbid the people to read,, speak
or think. Therefore they have mitigated this order slightly by .
suggesting to the party members that they simply ignore the open letter,
and forget that it ever existed. And finally, when they came to the
conclusion that this order as well was bound to fail, they gave ?:
party members the task of collecting copies of the letter and handing
'them in they even offered, awards to those who Collected the
mostl
Alas, a wise leadership: Aside from so many burning problems
which daily pop up , the Italian communists have the additional task *
of scampering about collecting copies of the anathematized-open letter.
In order to somehow "get them out of circulation".
Just what will happen to these copies when.a sufficient quantity
is collected can easily be surmize'. We just don't yet know exactly
whether it will be a public burning of the simple kind or possibly
with an accompanying ritual. Truly it wouldn't be a bad idea if a
medium sized manifestation were afforded to the celebration regarding
the burnimr, of this heretical letter and at the same time this would
give another occasion to extend proofs of obedience ;rld devotion to
the "omniscient one".
But the CPI probably knows that the wheel of history does not turn
back and the time has long passed when pyres could strangle the voice
of truth. They also must know that much can be learned from history
and from-their own histrmy in particular. Truth -- which was spread
by Bruno, Bannini, Galileo -- could not be stc ped by medieval pyres.
Today even less can be achieved by these methods, i.e., by trying to
stifle the truth concerning the revisionism of the Soviet leadership,
concerning the truth about Yugoslavia and concerning many other facts
which are daily becoming more well-known in the true sense of that
word.
(Borba '_ugust 29)
NINTH CHESS. OLYMPIAD
Standings: Yugoslavia -- 19.5; West Germany -- 16.5;
USA -- 15.5; Holland -- 15.5; Argentina -- 15. (1)
Belgium -- 14.5;:: Chile -- 13.5 (1), Finland - 12.5;
Sweden -- 12; Peru -- 10.5; France 7- 10;
Austria -- 9; Italy -- 8.5; Denmark -- $;
Norway -- 7; Greece -- 3,5.
The Olympiad continues.
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And finally, in order that this Jependence be even further
consolidated, the people's councilsare not even entrusted with
economy on a local scale; they they have no material bis
and liVe from grants. Without a material basis self-determination
.is an empty phrase. In the tight of this even the property of
the old local bodies, abolished by the law, "becomes state property"
and is not under the management of the people's council.
Such councils, restricted in their, authority and rights to
the advantage of the bureacratic cetralistic bodies have to
"keep in permanent contact with the masses of the people". This
contact is very indistict, for the present law does not foresee
electoral meetings as one of the most important forms of the parti-
cipation of the people in executing authority. There is no mention
of an electoral body, its role -1- leork of the local authorities,
their mutual co-operation, the obligations and responsibilities
of these bodies towards the electors, and the control of the masses.
It is true that it mentions " the submission of public reports
about the activities of the people's councils", but to whom how
and to what extent remains unknown.
This is fhow the Polish law Appears, and it ought f'4-rmally to
the local authorities, and at the same time to deprive
them of any power. The law speaks for itself of how the Cominform
leaders, who have over-slept the'tithe in the struggle and in the
fire of the revolution when they should have dug the foundations
'
'of :'a new society now like the masons in the story 0 added the
foundations utertrath their model democracy, which foundations have
been imported from the Soviet Union and wroked on the design of'the
old building. By making decrees of this kind it is not ?possiblg
either to fill up the void in the system of authority or to put ,
an end to the general stagnation in these countries and prevent ,
the crisis of socialist democracy, which came about because of ,
the revision of the basic conceptions of Marxism and the neglect.
of the general laws of development. By all these and similar
half measures, the Cominformist balcony which hangs between
earth,and sky can have no support from the ground. The masses '
will not allow themselves to be suppressed :e much nor can they
be deceived for long. The truth about Yugoslavia, and that means
the 'truth ,about a true socialist democracy, will give them the
support and the strength to achieve their rights. So far in the
contr011ed socialist world darkness of conscience and morals
reigns, but the dawn is beginning to rise and a new day must
come. "' Sd. S.LJ.
(BORBA, 27th August 1950)
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PUBLISHING ACTIVITY IN FPR4F YUGOSLAVIA DURING 1949,
The Directorate of Information has published an informative
handbook about publishing activity in Yugoslavia. In 1949, the
total number of edited books and brochures amounted to 3,563, which
were published in 26.,669,616- copies.
-The total number of books published by the Peopiels Republics
is as follows:
Serbia
Croatia
Slovenia
(in Slovene)
Bosna and Herce-
govina
Macedonia
(in Macedonian)
Montenegro
1,847
1,029
393
146
133
15
Total 3,563
. 2,939 of these were written by domestic authors and published
in 21,780,667 copies, while the.remaining 624 were written by
foreign authors and published in 4,888,949 copies.
1.
2.
A table about this would read as follows:
Kind or subject of a book: Amount of books:
Philosophy. Dialectic materialism. 6
Social-political questions. 1,021
Amount of.copies:
12,000
lo,035,442
3.
History. Geography.
78
546,089
4,
Linguistics.
27
92,30
5.
Natural sciences.
Mathematics.
219
1,580,893
6.
Applied sciences.
820
3,999,311'
7.
Literature.
335
2,955,825
8.
Art. Dances. Sport.
244
843,357
9.
Religion.
24
132,480
10.
General questions.
16?
1.582,022
Total
,
? 2,939
21,780,667
Books published in the languages
in Hungarian
in Albanian
in Italian
in Slovak
in Rumanian
in Turkish
in Rusine
of national minorities in 1949:
Number of books:
Z4
58
41
29
9
2
2
Number of copies:
330,100
439,557
106,250
72,300
32,000
18,000
5,000
Translations from
Number of books:
Number of copies:
Russian
474
3,936,149
French
30
227;800
English
33
209,400
German
38
190,600
Bulgarian
11
94,000
Polish
3
60,000
Czech
10
57,000
Spanish
6
49,000
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Translations from
Italian
Hungarian
Greek
Number of books: Number of copies:
8
4
31,000
19,000
15,000
The total number of edited translations of books and brochures
amounts to 624; they were published in 4,888,949 copies.
These figures reveal a constant increase not only in regard
to pre-war, but also in regard to post-war publishing activity.
A considerable increase can be noticed especially in the
publications of books on the languages of the national minorities.
Before the war, there were hardly any boos and brochures published
in Albanian, Turkish and Rusin? languages
(Hepublika, August -29, 1950)
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the participating missions and not for general distribution. Accuracy of the translations is not guaranteed.
No. 263.
September?15.)
11,7,AD1INE5.
BORBA
P.1. STATETL?Hr OF COMAN ..]DVAILD EARDELJ or STAt; OF THJI: rria.
TOAUS C1J TAR IN KOREA.
LAM SUCCESS: SECURITY COUNCIL SESSION.
FOR GREATER SUCCESS OF PEOPLE'S LOAN: DY THE FIFTH DAY
3,672,569,000,
DELEGAT1(" OF 3RITISH NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PEACE ARRIVES
IN BELGRADE.
P.2.
P.3
BEFORE THE BEGINING OF SUGAR BEET PROCESSING.
INCREASED PRODUCTION IN B and H COAL MINES.
A SOCIETY OF EMPLOYEES OF MOSLEM RELIGIOUS UNION FOR
B and H FOUNDED.
WORKERS' COUNCILS TAKING OVER ENTERPRISE LANACEHTWT.
ENGINEERS SCHOOL GRADUATION.
TEXTILE INDUSTRY BEING BUILT IN HERZEGOVINA.
BETTER TAX COL' ECTIJTG IN SOI1130R COUNTY.
TRIAL OF SPIES ENDS IN f3ELGRA!)E.
GROUP OF FRENCH IIT-ATI IN OUR COUf.
GENERAL DIRECTOR OF WHO SOJOURN IN YUGOSLAVIA.
PARIS: CPSECRETARY OF COUNTY EXPELLED.
TRIESTE: PROTESTS OF TRIESTE INHABITANTS BECAUSE OF DIS-
CRIMINATORY MEASURES OF ANTLO-AMERICAN MILITARY AUTHORITIES,
GRAVE POSITION OF CONVICTS IN ALBANIA.
SOFIA: ORGANS OF BULGARIAN STATE SECURITY INTERNING INHABITANTS.
WAR IN KOREA:
Tokyo: According to MacArthur's Communique American
Forces Advance on Central Sector.
Pyongyang: North Korean Communique.
-Tokyo: MacArthur's Headquarters Afternoon Communique.
? Tokyo: Communique of 8th Army in the Lake Success.
Foreign Agencies Report the Shooting Down of a Soviet
Aircraft
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P.3. YUGOSLAV DELEGATION LEAVES FOR INTERNATIONAL MONETARY
FUND MEETING.
POLITIKA.
P.2. IN CONNECTION WITH THE INCIDEND ON YUGOSLAV-ALBANIAN
BORDER.
P.4. A REPAIR CREW FOR BELGRAY, WATER WORKS.
GUIS.
P.1, PARIS: RIOTS IN PARIS.
PARIS: PREPARATIONS FOR INCREASING MILITARY SERVICE.
PARIS: JUMP IN PRIO,ES OF WIDE CONSUMER ARTICLES.
P.3 WITH THE MINE SWEEPERS ON A TASK OF MINE SWEEPING.
BELGRADE MARKET STILL HAS POOR QUALITY OF FRUIT AND
VEGETABLES.
P . 2 .
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RAD.
NEW THERMAL PLANT IN B and H.
WHY IS THE SIGNING OF THE PEACE TREATY WITH AUSTRIA BEING
DELAYED.
NEW METHOD OF WORK AT SHIPYARDS.
SLOVENSKI POROCEVALEC
Sept. 4, 1950.
YUGOSLAV INSTITUTE FOR SHIP CONSTRUCTION.
PREKMURJE TO GROW MORE CEREALS.
AMELIORATION SCHEMES 'IN THE MIRNA VALLEY.
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END OF SPY TRIAL IN BELGRADE
The secend adduse, Trajian FLOR., was questioned in the
Continuation of the trial of a groUp'of traitors who worked
against the freedom and independence of our homeland upon
the orders of the Rumanian Ambassador in Belgrade.
?
The accused FLOR tried to present all of his ties with
the escape of Yeriolan LUPSIC and other spy tasks which were
assigned to him by the Rumanian Embassy, as a result of his
?awkwardness" to "find his bearings" in a complicated poli-
tical situation. However, to the questions of the presiding
judge and the prosecutor he admitted that he had four meet-
ings with Ambassador RUDENKO at the Rumanian Embassy, and that
the first meeting was immediately after the Cominform
resolution's announcement. He further admitted that Rudenko
put him in contact with BUGNARIJE from whom he received
illegal material.
In the beginning the accused Flor did not admit that he
had received that material for the purpose of making more
copies. But when he had the question put to him as to why
he received the third accused, Vladislav SIMONOV, at his
home, the latter bringing a typewriter and a duplication
machine for the purpose of copying the material which was
given to him directly by Flor, he then admitted his guilt.
During the hearing Flor further asserted that he put
Simonov in contact with the Rumanian Embassy, and the latter
there submitted a slanderous article against the FPRY.
To the question of the presiding judge as to whether
he had decided to escape across the border, the accused Flor
replied that Lupsic was preparing him for it. However, as
the first accused had already stated, Rudenko came out against
the escape of Flor into Rumania since he was a wealthy peasant
and the "Yugoslav press" could use that fact for propaganda
purposes.
The accused Simonov admitted that he organized the print-
ing of illegal material in the home of the accused Flor at
Banatsko Novo Selo, and that he came into contact with the
Rumanian Embassy through him. The Rumanian Embassy gave him
illegal material for duplication and dissemination, he ad-
mitted, and he himself wrote slanderous articles against our
couritry. By a partial answering of questions he tried to
present all of his hostile work as a "desire" to acquaint
himself in detail with the controversy between the leader-
ship of the USSR and Yugoslavia. However, his assertion
fell through when the presiding judge asked him how many
copies he made of the articles published in the papers Nova
Borba, For a Lastin Peace and People's Democrafa. The
accused stated that he made 200 copies of such articles.
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He 'admitted that he diseeminated that materialoutside of
his group which consisted of himself and ? five other-employees
of the institution where he worked,
. The PublAC Prosecutor Summed up the proscution yaster-
day. He underscored that the trial had proven- that: the work
and criminal actsof:the- accused must be cOnsidered as within
the framework of the plotting counterrevolutionary activi-
ties-which .the Soviet State leadership and. its satellites
have been carrying outagainst our country, its state and
party leader;3hip since the Cominform resolution. Since that
enemy and counter-revolutionary activity did not receive
support from the people's masses, the Soviet and other types
of revisionists began to mobilize, through their diplomatic
representations in our country, various wavering individuals
and spies to carry out subversive and .counter-revolutionary
activities against Our people, ?
Such individuals, continued the public prosecutor,
we see before us in the persons of Lupsic, Flor and
Simonov whom the Rumanian Ambassador -Organized, assigned
tasks to and suborned them to do subversive work against the
FPRY,
The Public Prosecutor then pointed out that the plotters--
Ambassador Rudenko and other members of the Embassy--forgot
the struggle of our delegation for the interest of the Ruman-
ian people at the Paris Conference and forgot the political
and economic sacrifices of the Yugoslav people who, during
difficult days in Rumania, sent thousands of carloads of
wheat to Rumania and extended other economic aid as well.
The prosecutor ATANACKOVIC once again clarified
with documentation the counter-revolutionary and plotting
charaoter of Rudenko, and other Rumanian diplomaticerep-
resentatives during yesterday's hearing. Rudenko person-
ally enlisted Lupsic for enemy work, giving him the task
to go through the villages inhabited by the Rumanian min-
ority and organized conferences where the members of the
Rumanian national minority would be incited against the
FPRY leadership, as well as to hand out illegal Material
and organize subversive groups. Realizing the Lupsic Would
aeon be discovered, Rudenko decided to person,9.11y organize
his escape, stating that it would evenbe useful if Lupsia
was caught by our state organs, since: "If they arrest 'you--
said Rudenko--that will .he of use to us because we will
announce how the members of national minorities are oppressed
in Yugoslavia."
In connection with Flor the prosecutor pointed out that
he, under the pretext of bringing Rumanian cultural societies
libraries up to date., visited Rudenko who put him in contact
with the press attache. He received illegal material from
the latter and in turn gave it to'Simonov, who was living in
his home. Flor went further and took the task of trying to
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get Lupsic across the border into RUmania with the aid
of Some of his friends.- He acc(pted the task of organi-
zing groups and asked for directives for the work of.
traitors of our country, living abread, through articles
.and letters which he personally brought to the Rumanian
Embassy,
?
Ending the prosecutor pointed out that Lupsic and
nor, although deputies of the Rumanian national minority,
did not succeed in enlisting a .single member of the
Rumanian minority in their enemy work.
?
?
After the defense ended, the accused spoke add Lupsic
underscored the proper: behavior of the investigation auth-
orities during their investigation and during the trial.
He stated that he could not believe that the coUnter-
revolutionary,propaganda of the USSR and its satellites
would take on such monstrous proportions and even less
that the struggle for s67-called truth which they proclaim
would use such undemocratic measures--even force. Flor,
the second accuSed, admitted in full his criminal acts
which were proven at the hearing and accepted the defense
of his defense attorney. The third accused,; Simonov,
stated that when he began his traitorous work he could not
have, them believed that the controversy would. take on such
scope ; he had believed that there would be a peaceful
.solution of the controversy' between our party ,and the CC
CPSU (b). he asked the court to consider his work not as
a struggle against the present order of the FPRY,? hut as
-"a desire that he personally and the few persons connected
with him acquaint themselves with the real: truth.
With this the trial ended. The sentences will be
announced at 6:00 p.m. today.
.(BORBA:, September .6, 1950)
IN CONNEXION WITH THE INCIDENTS ON THE YUGOStAV-AtBANIAN
BORDER
Propaganda maneuvers of ..the Albanian Government. lave
'become more frequent of .late. Albanian border guards are
provoking incidents on OUT border. Our Government immed-
iately protests to the Albanian Government because of this
but reeives no answers to its lao:t8 ?sinCe.the Albanian. -
Government has no facts which could.reinforces actions.
However, soon after a note is sent the Albanian. telegraph
agency suddenly announces' how the Yugoslays ( 0 carried out
-jlew violations of the Albanian border,- This of course is
immediately carried by Tass,' Pravda .and IzvestiiL, which
point to the"aggressivd'intentions of Yugoslavia:. .,The object
is. clear: first, to show Yugoslavia as a country, Which is
supposedly preparing to attack 'Albania; second, to. conceal
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border violations.
For purposes of illustration, we will mention only a
few border incidents caused by Albanian frontier organs,
and because of which our Government sent official protests
to the Albanian Government. However, all these incidents
were made to appear as caused by 'Yugoslavia, instead of
Albania, by the Cominform propaganda.
On July 25 Albanian soldiers fired upon Yugoslav
territory from the Albanian villaee of Pentar, 12i kilo-
meters north of the estuary of the river Bojana. On
August 6, on the border near Delisenica, 5 kilometers
northeast of Debar, a group of 15 Albanian soldiers opened
heavy machine gun fire and fired about 300 rounds on Yugo-
slav border -uards who were 100 meters within the Yugo-
slav border. Our patrol? only withdrew further into the
Yugoslav territory and did not reply to this attack. On
August 8 a group of 12 Albanian soldiers crossed the
frontier line at a point 12 kilometers to the southwest of
the village of Restelina near Hill No. 2122 and went 50
meters inside the Yugoslav territory. On August 11 the
Albanian frontier guards moved four frontier stones five
meters inside the Yugoslav territory near Hill No. 790
at a point Q kilometers to the southwest of Djakovica.
On August 15 three Albanian soldiers went 100 meters inside
the Yugoslav territory near Hill No. 2475 at a point
10 kilometers to the northwest of the village of Zirovnica,
and on that occasion fired in the direction of the Yugoslav
territory. On August 18 near the Yugoslav blockhouse
"Sveti Ilija", at a point 2 kilometers to the south of
Ljubaniste, the Albanian frontier guards opened rifle fire
on our territory.
And now 7)ou have a picture of the incidents at the
Yugoslav-Albanian frontier which, according to the Comin-
form propaganda, were provoked by the Yugoslays. And, as
we have already said, instead of an official reply to the
Yugoslav notes of protest, the Albanian,Government has
simply made a small exchange--it has turned the attacker
into the attacked and vice versa. But, this is no novelty
for the Albanian rulers. The Albanian propaganda, like
all the other Cominform propagandas, has for a long time
been applying this maneuver.
Let us only remember the case of. "flying by Yugoslav
aircraft over Albanian territory" in July of last year. At
that time both the Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
the entire Albanian Propaganda apparatus raised a great ado
about the violation of the Albanian air space by the Yugoslav
aircraft. At that time, like today, the Albanian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs resorted to metamorphosis: Polish aircraft
G-47 No. 5, Soviet aircraft Sp-47 No. 004, Soviet aircraft
Iz-12, Hungarian aircraft lASOVJET Ha-ha, which flew over
the Yugoslav territory to Albania, with the knowledge of both
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the YUgoslav andAlbanian Go.vernments,.were metamor'
sed into Yugoslav aircraft, Naturally, the 'entire,Corn-
inform propaganda immediately started yelling,abp-gi thi
"imperialistic" in;entions of yugoslavia towardS Albanfa.i
You see, the same story as todaYonlY instead of.Yugo-
slav aircraftt this time ;Yugoslav? soldiers who ara fig4ng
at and violating the Albann frontier.
,
, Our Government has ?seral times warned the Albanian?
Government of the provocations made by its organs-, and bas
proposed thc undertaking of measures which would clear any
misunderstanding with,,respect to the frontier marks .(new
arid clearer indications of these Ithrks).. And not only
that, our Government has asked that thefe be set up a
mixed commission which would examint all the frontier in-.
cidents and cases of "vk>1.1tion" ,of the Oranian frontier,
about which the ( ntire Cominform: propaganda is trumpeting
so much, But, the Albanian Government has refused all
that. Naturqlly, that is understAndahle. 'It would not
pay the Ailbaniap Government. to have a mixed commission which
would only haye to asc,ertain frontier' incidents provoked
by the Alb-mian frontier guards by the order of their-
superqors.- in...31-1ch a gase 'the Albanian Government would
find itself in a very awkward position--it would have to
make soMe kind of excuses:, As it is, the Aiip-,nian rulers
arakeeping Lc) the already tasted Cominform'smethod-o:
we shall accuse Yugoslavia of variou frontier incidents
and we shall thus serve "higher" aims of the Cominform
'propaganda, i.e., we shal Trove at ill costs Yugoslavia's
aggressive intentions 'towards the stall country of Albania.
' All theso irresponsible steps, taken at 'theYugoslav-
Albanian border by order of the Albanian GoVernment, will in
no way contributn towards the establishment of a good
neighbor policy between Yugoslavia and Albania. But, at
all events they will achieve one resuItr-they will still
further unmask the Cominform propaganda as being war-
mongering propaganda which,,6nly'harms the peace and inter-
national cooperation.
tPOtiTIKA, September 6 1950)
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:DISPUTE ABOUT FORMO.S4 ;ON BEZIU.141%. COUNCIL Ad:ENDA FOR SEPTFMBER
MEET Z NGSt
? The ?significance, as- well'ad delicacy of the ForMosa question
as line?V the problems of the Far'East'has been underlined recently
by Presidert Truman's order for the withdrawal of McArthurts message
ti the American war veterans And Truman's open letter, to general
Arthur in which it was pointed out that. general McArthur was
suppesed to perform military, but not political functions.- The
question of Formosa had become especially complicated since
June 27, 1950, when, after the opening of the armed conflict in Korea,
f4 Truman issued orders toothe 7th American fleet about "neutralizing"
Formosa in order to prevent any possible assault by the PR of Chine
armed forces. Such a decision, Truman stated, was necessary because
"the occupation of Formosa on the part of communist forces .would be
a direct threat to the security of the Pacific", furthermore " it
would endanger the function of legitimate, as well as necessary
activities of the USA in that zone".
This decision of the American government met with strong
reaction in China stating that Trumants declaration about Formosa
was a Mere provocation, the Mao Tse Tung government declared that
it could., not hinder their plans in connection with Formosa, which,
in spite-of all, would be liberated according to the previous
plans. Truman's. statement saying that "the decision about the
future status of Formosa will be taken after the settlement of the
question ofothe peace treaty with Japan" was also strongly criti-
cized in, the.. PR of China. The government of the democratic China
considered it as a' violationof agreements reached at' the Cairo and
Postdamrconferences, namely that Formosa would belong to China after
the capitulation of Japan.
:But the question of Formosa has also a short history. After
the successful operations of the People's 'army of China in Asia,
on January. 5, 1950, TruMan,declared that on Formosa no Military
aseietance should be offered any longer to Chiang-Kai-Shek. This
statement of Truman's was thought to be an expression or wishes
of the USA for?remainingneutral in the conflict between the Peoplets
army of China and the remnants of the Chiang,Kai-Shek troops. There-
fore this 'declaration was approved by a great number of. commentators
of the western press, who believed that-any?interference of the USA
in the question of Formosa would involve an armed conflict with the
PR China, which. would in fact mean the beginning of another world
war. In the meantime, the political circles ofthe republican
party in the USA sharply attacked Truman because of this attitude
in requesting that Chiang-Kai-Shek should be aided at all costs,
not only financially, but also with arms. But official American
policy refused any tort Ot military help to Chiang-Kai-Shek till .
the outbreak of the_ confitot in Korea. -Two days prior to the event
on the 38th parallel, Achesen, the secretary of the United. States
Department of state said that Truman's declaration of January
still remained valid.
Trumants order issued to the American 7th fleet to "neutra-
lize" Formosa only two days after hostilities started in Korea,
encouraged the supporters of a policy in favour of helping the
Chiang-Kai-Shek troops in their struggle against the People's
army of China. While the commentators of the west pointed out
that American interference in the problem of Formosa was a risky
experiment because of the plesibility of war between USA and the
PR China, having in view the Chinese preparations for the invasion
of Formosa, on the other hand those who suonorted the idea that
help should be given to Chiang-Kai-Shek, as well as a policy of
suppression of the "communist bogey" by armed intervention, raised
their heads, and, encouraged by this act of the American government,
called for a war of salvation, considerino7 Formosa to be definitely
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Among the latter, theeminister of the'American navy Frances Mathus
:and. general McArthur in particular came out strongly in favour of
this policy
At.Beston, on the occasion of 150th anniversary of a naval
shipyard, Mathus stated thdt USA should proclalmc'its readiness
to declare war- "if need may be", to force collaboration in the
-interest of peace. lige should express ?Ur determination, he Said,
to cooperate on peace at ail costs, even at a price of embarking
bn:a.WarP.-: His speech met with opposition and disapproval among
the political circles in America, The American Secretary of State
for foreign affairs refused to bear the responsibility for this
Speech-stating that the minister did not represent American policy
and added that "the USA was not inclined to start any sort of a
war".
The presidency of the government also refused to be, respon-
sible for the Speech stating that it had not seen the speech before
it was delivered, while the ministry of defence pointed out that
the Speech did not voice its attitude. Even MathuE himself said
to the journalists that his intention was not to express the
government policy, but that he spoke " in his own name", ?
In this way this event was smoothed over.
But soon afterwards, when the situation became still more
intense. McArthurls message to war veterans was announced, on the
occasion of their annual meetines, which could cause new tension
of the whole situation and mirfht be unfavourably interpreted in
regard to the American ,,overnment if it were not withdrawn at the
request of Truman. Considerine. Truman's order about the "neutra-
lization" of Formosa as n definite decision to include this islnnd
into the American :efence system, in his message adressed to the
veterans of war McArthur stated that, according to United Press
reports, "the occuTation of Formosa on the part of a power which
is not friendly to us would" yield to the enemy a military base in
the very centre of the American strate-ic borders". According to
Reuterrs report, this message of McArthur was due to be announced
on August 27, but in a tele;-ram to the chairman of the FeORFRtion
of war veterans sent on that day McArthur informed that "he/received
instructions to withdrew his message". In that onnnection Truman
declared that USA consider the future legal status of Formosa to
be consolated through international .action and that USA does not
have any a,;,cressive plans on that island, nor in regard to the PR
China, The White House announcement said that McArthurrs message
was withdrawn "in order to avoid confusion over the USALs stand-
point towards Formosa".
The potential increased tension, as well as further sharpening
of mutual relotione between the PR China and the USA in regard to
the problem of Formosa, would not surprise the observers as much
as it would worry them because of the possibility of surpassing
the limits of a struggle in the field of diplomacy, But the
deci-
sion of the Pekin government to put the question of Formosa in
front of the UNO, fractically carried out on August 25, when
Chu En Lai sent a telegram to the secretary general of the UNO,
Trygwe Lie and to the l_residing Soviet delegate to the Security
Council, Malik, was interpreted by the western :press as a decision
of the PR China to ,give up its intentions about invadino" Formosa,
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The USA reeresenttive in the Security Council, Austin aE2.reed
that, accordinq to the Chinese proposal, the problem of Formosa
can be tcken into eensideration, but he pointed out the folle)win
action undertaken In Formosa at the time when that island was
the battle field ef o c nflict with China", and "the conflict is
a threat to the security of UNO forces which operate in Korea",
furthermore, "the aetien of the USA has been impartial and aimed
at .neutralization", as well as that "its action ,?loes not-prejudice
the future rec..on on the political status of the island".
cne. American- dinlemacy is tryina to justify its
measures. by a neoC for pretectinR the rear of its forces in Korea.
But in the meantime, the prospects for a quick liquidation of the
?armed .conflict in Korea do not seem very encouragin. Therefore
this excuse will rrobably continue to be given as an argument
of the present ;:mericin policy towards Formosa. The question of
Formosa has beh en the Security Council aenda, but for the
time bein it fete 1.2 exactly the same as of all other problems
which have been on the Security Ccuncil arenda since. the beginning
of August and wheh still are awaitim7 their solution.
(Glas, Sept. 3, 1950.
AGAINST SLANDERS AND -DIFINFOPMATI')N.
The ItallEn 1.eekly rejer ":Vie Nuo,re" (New Paths) has been
strugglino aga:Lest die fast decline of its circulation by either-
-annnuncinF cempoitiens for the election of a Theauty QUeen"
promisina prizes those who may contriute somethin7 to the
increase of eerie sold; or Tuhli,shino sensational headlines:
briefly, it us ee all ressible means, which, by the way, aleo-
the,rest of the 1...arty -]eress in Italy is forced to use in order
to survive, becace - owinv to its adherence to the Cominform
line - it is 7:-.radually leine deprived of its reoutation it once
enjoyed amonef its party rriembers. However, tho paper still -
occasionally deals, with foreihn nolicy prebaMs, which in the
case of this end other CP papers in Italy means to attack Yugo-
slavia. Recently, certain Marin Schetini wrote in this.pq:er
how the fishermen from Pescara are "waine war ac7ainst Tito".
The reporter first introduced an old municipal councillor
Don Luigi on the scene, Don Luiai used to visit poor fishermen
while they were dozinr after lunch, because of the heat, and:woke
them up one by one, in order to ask them to sin the Stockholm
declaration. Just when they were ready te back to sleep,
somebody else apared en the scene: the repartee Marie Schetini
Then the fisherrIon awoke. Protests afzainst the atomic war were
heard from everboy, and because they already talked about war,
they also said eomethinc, about Yweslavia to the eminent journa-
list. They nc'e te entch fish in thevicinity of the Ywzresla'r
coast, but there they are considered as "bandits", ?persecuted
and prevented fem Havin.. somehow broulat Yugoslavia
in in connect-len with the Stockholm declaration, the reporter
added what one fisherman?said sainst the atomic bomb.
There. is really ,nn wonder why the. circulation of this and
other party paper has been fast dleclininp-,,if their peace 7cropa-
F.anda is beincf carried on in such a peculiar and unconvincinz. way
(it, in fact, is hound t2 be like that when lies are used as argu-
ments). There is no rloubt that the fisherMen from Pescara,
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as well as all the working people in Italy, are very interested
in the maintennce of reace. But the actual fishermen from
Pescara and ther rlaces in Italy have quite a different point
of view about the stru:le for peace than "Vie Nuhve". If the
rercrter Mario Schetini would only ar:,Terir mon,. them, he Will
not be told (Mout war Yup;oslavia, but asked first of all
to say why accor(lin:-, to an f-,reement 750 million lime were not
handed to YucoslLvia as rayment for the ri,Pht to fish; further-
more, why the owners of the fishin2. boats -refered to pay
penalties to the Yur,oslav authorities occasionally than to pay
regularly for their permits; finally, to write about their own
wap;es, which were reduced by 15% in the course of the last seven
months, becauhe their emrloyers make them actually pay for those
penalties.
But the nim (-if-the leadership of the OP of Italy, as well
as of its press, iE not to i.r-,tect the interests of the w.orkiw
people, who would mostly benefit from the obaervanee of the
areement abrut fishin:7; on the contrary, they are nrepared to
sacrifice the ifttercsts of the masses on the account of Einti-
Yugoslav machinlitions, if there is the sliAltest.opportunity
of sladerin Yucslavia.
? The wrrkinr people of Italy is not at all interested. in
.hypocritical manifestations of peacefulness. It demands action
.directed towards?the establishin7 of peace in addition to a
real. struF171e for better. conditions of life, But the leadership
of the GP of Italy quite unable to do t:nythirw except work out
a resolution on rarer, in case of either strurle for. peace,
or struFfle for roconition of workers riFhts. : Furthermore,
in cenneCtion,with the settli.nre of .relations between Yuoslavia
and Italy, it reveals its real asrect as an af7ent of the Soviet
hegemonistic Tolley, which ,rrefers. the relations between the two
countries to pet -worse, even at the exrense of the Italian workers.
(Borba, Ser:t.5 ,1950).
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TRUTH AND FREEDOM (continuation)
?
by Skender Kulenovic.
thinkethat in the story they only complete it. Because just
recall the last' blow by the writerin. his critique. In the moment
when we leave this company, "I4-1-In we cast bur last tlance on the company,
a glanbe which should embrace everything and r'rasp the pith of. the
matter, - our 'glance falls on those who have sunk into their "daydream"
and"megalomaniat .plans". They remain contented in their dreaming -
without even a teought of copying the others. They remain contented.
With.justite. Certainly "certain big shots from a large Institution"
will rot, becausetheyhawdone nothing in the story. Nor will
that "still unknown: big shot of whom no-one knows for sure what he doea"
- nothing has been allotted to him; because his part in the story. has
been only to be wiselysandimpertantly Silent l. General Navala escapes
from that company, perhaps he will not return to the villa - If he
only gets a place in a trade union hostel or if he.finds sortie. shock-
worker (if we are to believe his sister-in-law and the Assistant
Minister's wife). The only one who they can still fear is.the Minister
Stef, but not even hie, siter-in-law is afraid of Stef. They can then
peacefully drawl., and by all appearances, not only dream but even realise
their drams. Is that picture of Copid's correct, truthful? Can it
help understanding of the Struggle which haS..been mentioned? -I leave
the writer and readers themselves to draw the conclusion.
I will leave out at the end4such questibns as for instance; the
characterisation of the. personalities, the psychology, the situation, etc,
- That does not :sect to me in this connection of such importance;- but
I cannot avoid mentioning something which strikes me particUlarl.y:Oopic,
who is ptherwise- a true humourist, does not stem to me here to be funny,
indeed this is the first time that he has appeared to me to beunfunny:
And those two or three sparkles of humour (personality and cypresses
and the sister-in-law's question "and how do our comrades estimate him"?)
are quickly submerged in. that impression which becomes, ever more
gloomy' ? as the sketch draws to its end:
This shows- bow even a,talented writer cannot give an untruth any
kind of artistic verity, nothing - not even a satirical criticism!'
Here at the same timeis an example how from ma old woman's point of
view without any loftihess. and breadth of vision it is not possible to
understand t!2.4)ve.ry truth of our life, nor artistically
to grasp it. And finally here iS an ocample which although small very
clearly shows the tremendous things connected with freedom of artistic
creation.
What is the use of freedom'as an:article of the Constitution and of
freedom as a passion and courage of -my soul if I myself am free of the
truth1
(KNJIZEVNE NOVINE- 29th August d.:!) .
ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF CONCLUSION OF A PEACE- TREATY BETWEEN
THE USSR AND EASTERN GERMANY
A few days ago the Hamburg paper Die Welt announced the
supposedly confidential draft of a Peace Treaty between the USSR and the
East-German Democratic i-epublic. This news was relayed by the Western
press agencies, which assigned considerable importance to it, while
official and semi-official circles in London, Washine;ton and Bonn
assumed, although with a certain amount of reserve, an attitude of the
possibility of the conclusion of such a treaty.
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According-. to Reuter, the proposed peace treaty ennounced by the
--paper Die ? Welt provides for the witiadrawal,of the Soviet occupatiOn.
troops within six months after the date of conclusion. of the treatt and
a demand that the troops of the Western Powers. be withdrawn widftn-the
same, period of time, partidularly from Berlin, since the 'Soviet -GOVern?..
ment holds the view that this treaty concerns Germany as a whole,
Eastern Germany is to be allowed to form..a 'Police Fdrcesof 100,000 men,
a "Frontier" Police. Force of 50,000 men, and an "Auxiliary Force".
.Also.to.be. allowed will be the introduction of 2 year compulsory. -
military service in the present-Soviet occupation zone, production of
-.light armament, and five years after the conclusion of the treaty q.???4
unrestricted productionof aircraft and ships as well. In the citod
proposed peace treaty it is stated that the USSR considers:the-Yalta.
agreement as having been "lost by "limitation", and, it ne longe
.siders -itself bound by the Potsdam agreement which, it :states, 'the_ -
-Western Powers hove violated. The draft peace treaty also provides for
some other' questions, as the withdrawal of the Western Mark frot.circu-
_latien in Berlin and of reparations for Eastern Germany, otc.',? ?
The United Press Agency has published a similar report naming the
Bonn Government's Ministry for General-German Affairs as its source of
information.' ,Accordingto.this,Agency, the spokesmen of the said
MinistrY-stato that the West-GermanTChancellowdenaUer-,? knew-two-
weeks ago about the existance of this agreement. There-has-been-a--
similar reaction both,in--Washington and London to the,,news on the
possible conclusion, of a peace treaty between the USSR:and the.East-
German Democratic Republic. According to the France,Presse-Agency,
the American official circles.are not confirting thiS heWS, but all the
same consider that; in their opinion, "something of:the kind is logical
and even likely". Washington experts on the'Germanlquestien say that
it appears quite possible, that. the USSR will, after the Parliamentary
elections which -will, be held in Eastern Germany on the 15th October,
-?_ato.: conditions for the East.Jlerman_Government to avail itself,bf the
propaganda based on the conclusion:of the peace. treaty. In the opinion
of experts,:the eventual peace treaty between, the USSR and Eastern -
Germany would, represent a,higher.bid in connection with :the.. new con-
cession which will be granted' to Western Germany by the short-coming
revision of the occupation statute., The American High" Commissioner
for WestprnJI:ermany,. John McCloy?who Is momentarily inWashingten for
talks wit Truman and. otheryfunctionariet., has-deelared that the ?.?
reports on conclusion. of.a peace treaty with -Eastern ,Germany are, oniV
a.propaganela manoeuvre. The.JIMerican High. Commissioner's represen-
tative in Berlin has said. that such a. treaty -"obviously would not bind
the.WeSt-German RepublicI'nor would the Allies recognise.it".
Representatives of the British Foreign Office refuse to give their
opinion on the authenticity .of the text of the. supposed peace treaty
which the USSR,,is prepared to conclude with the East-German .Govprnment,
?. The British semiofficial circles consider the mentioned draft as -a
propaganda procedUre designed to parry the, concessions granted by the
Western Powers-to the West. German- Government and to point. out that the
USSR will not.be..less, "magnanimous".: It is considered in ,London that
the Soviet.Gevernmpn-twill, before: deciding on Eastern- Germany, wait
to-see how far the concessions by the Estern Powers to the Adenauer
.GoVernment- will go. As it is known, the of. the
.three Western Powers will deal with the Occupation ,Statuteof,Western
Germany at the, meeting. scheduled for September 12th.
On the other hand- Chancellor Adenauer has sent .a.,new memorandum on
the occupation statute_ to the: High Allied Commission, suppiementing-the
earlier memorandum on "security". The contents of this memorandum, - ?
which, McCloy has submitted to Washington, has net been revealed, but it
? can be discerned from articles which have appeared in the West-German-
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press. According to the West-German press, the Aenauer Government
no lon;er content (as in the previous memorandum) with greater
sovreignty in the realMs of home and foreign policies, but ,demands:
I. , end of the state of war; 2. replencement-of the occupatien statutes
by an agreement between the federal government and the Allied Govern-
mrnyd, end, 3. drafting of this agreement by the mixed.German-Alled
commissions, which, in fact, means giving absolute sovereignty to
Western Germany.
These end similar reports, which,eppeer more and more frequently
in the press, show that the political and military questions of Germany
have, of late, taken the first place in the plan. By and lerge, it
appears that the Bic Powers are trying to cendelidate their positions
behind the facade of giving greater independence to the Governments
which have been formed in their respective zones. However, all overt
and behind-the-scene combinetions show that the measures which the Big
Powers are now making are not only in disharmony with the basic aspira-
tions of the German working masses for the creation of a unified, inde-
pendent and democratic Germany, but also they are opening for the
German people a perspective of still 'Teeter disunity and dependence.
(RilD 5th 6,ptember, 1950).
STATEMENT BY EITN-IRD KARDELJ ON THE ATTITUDE OF THE FPRY TO .THE
WAR IN KOREA
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edward Kardelj, has sent the
following reply to a question by the editorship of Borba on the atti-
tude of the 'FPRY to the war in Korea:
The attitude of 'Yugoslaviato the wer in Korea is settled by
the following factors:e
1. . Yugoslavia is in principle and in practice in favour of the
ri?;ht of every people to self-determination end egainst interference
in the internal effairs of independent stetes. Starting from that
standpoint she, naturally, harbours sympathy for the natural and
historically mature' aspirations of the ,Si3tie Peoples to be free and
independent, And so, socialist Yugoslavia lves moral and political
support to oppressed peoples, if their fight loads to real freedom and
real independence. That applies also to the Kerenn people, It is
known that Tu7oslavia in its international p,litical activity has
always supported the right of the Korean peopl, to unity, to inde-
pendence and to choose their government nnd wae,ef life without inter-
ference by foreign power. Unfortunately th-t has not come about in
Korea. That country has become the abject of e fight between foreizm
influences, a fight for the domination of th, world.
2. It is quite clear that under these circumntences the Korean
.problem is a part of the general question of'peace in the world, which
cannot be considered separately. Those who bear the responsibility
for war in Korea must helm known that such a wer would profoundly
threaten world peace, encourage "all the forces of aggression, speed
up the war machincl3of the great powers and universally increase all
international antagonism.. So it has come a'aout. The fact that they
have, in spite of that, et this very time sterted on that road undis-
putably confirms that they do not care for world peace, and still less
for the freedom, independence and unity of the Korean people, but are
only interested in exploiting the justifiable struggle of the Korean
people in order to extend their i-Egemeny It is clear to everyone
today that the Korean war is a savage blow to the affairs of peace in
the world, simply because it serves foreign ho7,emonistic interests.
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3. . It is a generally known fact .that in Korea there exists a mass
liberation and democratic movement which exprasses the aspirations and
wishes of the Korean people in theirstrugle for independence and unity
and in their fi-tt for democratic rights. However, the 'hepes.of.libera-
tion of the people's masses have; here .as in many other parts of the
world, been misused for the purposes offoreign hegemonistic politics
which hide behind lying stories of help to the puan Tobple-in their
fight for their independence And just becalA6/tii'armed action of the
Northern Korean ::;overnment does not lead towards true liberation of the
Korean people, although it subjects them: to terrible sufferings, end
:Ytheir country to the destruction of war. It is obvious that the Korean
_people at the presen time and in the actual circumstances in Which it
finds itself should search for Other ways in its straggle tor its inde-
pendence and unity, not allowing ite.struggleetoebe transformed into an
instramentedf,forein hegemonistib politics. .Only that may would it
make foreign intervention in Korea and A new threat to world Deate
morally and politically impossible. Contrary to that, the Korean peorle
has been thrown en the way Whith, (as Comrade Tito has said), does not
lead to its independence; and the sacrifices which it makes today are
not sacrifices tor its Own interests. Whet is more, not only does the
16,rat in:Kerea threaten world peace, but also brings into danger these
aehievementawhich the Itorett keOple have already fought for and won.
Once more4t,has boon confirmed that the leaded of a liberation move-
ment, whenever whether Consciously or unconsciously, they become the
instr.9.ments,of foreign he.gPMonistic tendencies must inflict harm on
their people and the movement which they lead. ' Can it b, said that
the Korean people are now nearer true independence and Unity then they
were before 1-1E? present War? No, 'certainly not all to,
those who desire an aggreasiVe vari have well utilieed and will Centinue/
utilise the Korean war further to ildermine peace and for a still
quicker preparation for war Such circles eXist both in the Most and
in the East, in spite of the noisy propaganda trumpetings about the
love of peace.
4. The peOpleOfefugoslavia cannot avoid comparing the events over
-Korea with the fact that they are already An the third yearHpfuninter-
rupted, unscrupulous aggressive action on the part of the ceminform
governments,elod by he government of the USSR against socialist Yugo-
slavia, just :because its working people Ofcmd their right? to make
their own decisions on their soil. :'.A11.is''ElggresPive policy against
socialist Yugoslavia most conyintingly'speaks of the actual true policy
of its organisors in other parts of the World. ' There. can bene doubt
that those,who:pursue'n'aggressive, hegemonistic and anti'-socialist
ipolicy towards socialist Yugoslavia cannot pursue in other parts of
the world a difrerent policy, i,a., a peaCeloving, democratic, socialist
policy of true ,equality of rights and the brotherhood of all peoples.
, The policy of the cominform chiefs icing ago ceased to correspond to the
interests of human progress and therefore inflict damage on all those
-progressive and liberation movements which 'beCoMe their instrument
All their present noisiness about their loyalty. to peace and about the
'aggressiveness ofeOthers will not, be able to hide their part of the res-
ponsibility for the war in Korea and for the threat to world peace in
general.
?
5.
It is accordingly obvious that the peoples of Yugoslavia cannot
make common cause With such a policy which is directed against the
interests of World peace, and at the sane time inflicts only damage and
misfortune on the Korean people.. - Besides that; they cannot lose sight
Of the fact that the pre-sent war :in Korea in the last resort is a result
of foreign interference in the internal affair s of Korea. and the factual
division of that country. into two: Spheres of interest. :In accordance
with such facts, the rwvernment of the PPYYJIas edopted a corresponding
attitude in the Security Council, The Yugoslav delegate immediately at
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the beginning of the war in Korea made efforts to bring about n
cessation of oprationst.that both sides shoutd be heard and that a
form of mediation should be found which would prevent the prolongation
of the war and the danger of its extension, However, in that dire-
tion success was not achieved. Nev'erthelen, the government of the
FPRY considers that it will, most help theaffairs of peace if it con-
tinues.strictly to adhere to Such a policy, ?eonsistently refusing?to-
sapport any hegemonistie tendencies in Koren and trying to find way
to limit and as quickly- .as possible to liquidate the Korean war.
is self-evident that the ',:lovernment ofethe FPRY will thereby continue
to proffer moral and politica/ help to the Korean people in their ?
struggle for unity and for true independence. Along these -lines our
delegation will act at the next SCSS1> of UNO, endeavouring b7 it.q?
work to contribute to the quickest pessiblc, settlement of that ?
question for the sake of maintaining peace in
e world, and also in
the interests of the Korear people themselves. Il
(BORBA - 6th September 1750.
ON THE STREETS OF BEIRUT
The writer comments on the composition of Beirut, an oriental
town with noticable French influences. He describes 4 walkin the
markets, among the merchanpsbamoneylenders (one of these only 12
years old). He says in the riete is a system of free trade. The
harbour is the free zone and this has enabled the Lebanon to become the
principal supplier of the countries of the near and middle East.
Last year over 1 million tons Passed through. The owner of the
harbour is a Jr,nch company. In the post war years import has been
mainly from the Western countries, led by the USA and followed by
ireat Britain and France. The same proportions apply to the other
countries surrounding the Lebanon.
When the Korean war broke out goods cliappeared from the
Libyan shops, to reappear a week later at higher price.
OutSide the harbour lay an American aircraft carrier and n
.number?of destroyers. The people commented with fear on the American
fleet manoeuvres in the Mediterranean. Was that not the sign of
the start of a new War? Would the Kr,rean war spread to BUrepe?. What
had the Security Council decided? The population of Beirut are asking
thesh questions while a dozen ships lie in their harbours with the
starS and stripes at their mastheads. :Is always in such Circumstances
the traders do good. business.. Prices trebled timeswhen
.American sailors appear in the market.
The harbour abounds with nightclubs and bars. For the
inhabitants a most interesting spectacle was drunken American
sailors. There were about 3,000 that evening in the town. After
midnight the military 'police appeared. The writer was interested to
watch their method of work. They would enter the bar, a number of
drunken' soldiers had thrown the glasses about the floor. The 'police
approached a couple' and asked them to leave. 11 blow of the fist was
the answer. Truncheons got to work end in a second the unconscious
drunks lay in a pool of blood on the floor. With ready arms they were
thrown in a taxi which took them off to their ship. The patrol went
on with a dozen taxis following. The-taxi-drivers were waiting for
new victims of the military police. That' paidthem well. At every 20
paces the. picture -repeated itself and the column of taxis got smaller
and smaller.
The next evening we left Beirut.
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WHY THE CONCLUSION OF THE PEACE TREATY WITH AUSTRIA IS POSTRONc3.
A meeting of the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of
the United States, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union
was called for the 7th September to work out a peace treaty with
Austria. This is the 258th meeting since the beginning of.1946
when for the first time the Resolution of the Moscow Conference of
1943 concerning the regulation of relations with/Ofeated countries
was put into practice. In the previous session's the Soviet
Union's desire to put off the conclusion of a peace treaty with
Hitler's ally Austria was clearly seen.
The Soviet Union has so far put up various excuses for inde-
finitely postponing an agreement about the remaining articles of
the peace treaty with Austria. The Soviet Union, through its re-
presentative Zarubin has emphasized the question of German pro-
perty in Austria as the first obstacle in reaching an agreement.
This manoeuvre was of great advantage to the USSR - the question
of German property was settled in such a way that the Soviet
Union gained everything she sought in exchange for dollars which
the Western Powers paid to the Soviet Union for w!_"hhi)laing' her
support of Yd-oelavia's rightftil demands. Those demands were that
Slovene Carintbiz,, ethnographically inseparable from our country
should be included into Yugoslavia. Immediately after this .Za-
rubin made another demand- that there should be direct negotiation
between the Soviet Union and Austria about compensation for oc-
cupation expenses or, as the Soviet representative put it - about
paying for "the 13Iief and services"which the USSR had offered
to Austria since the war . However, the Soviet Union handed
the Austrian Government such a high figure that it was questionable
whether Austria was in a position to Pay. The Austrian Vice-Pre-
mier Adolf ScheFf stated that Austria was prepared to meet all
her debts to the USSR, although Austrian business circles were Of
the opinion that the sum demanded did not correspond to the value
of the goods received. The Austrian Government put forward several
suggestions to clear up this disputed point but so far the Soviet
Union has not re:died.
After that the Soviet Union nut forward other objections.
It is well-known that an agreement was reached a low', time azo
about the article of the peace treaty concerning the denazification
and demilitarison of Austria. But Zarubin raised the question
again. And this7?ow they made a new excuse for holding up work
on the peace treaty. At the beginning" of 1949 a Nazi Party called
the Federation of Independence was formed in Austria before the
parliamentary elections arranged for the 9th October 1949, the
electoral law about candidates of the new electoral groups was
brought up for discussion to the Federal Commission. The electoral
law was primarily concerned with the Federation of Independence.
Thanks to Lho sponsorship of the Soviet Union thr new law was
approved and the iederation of Independence entered in the elec-
tions. And lv,hen this Nazi Party gained 16 members in Parliament
the Soviet representative announced that was too early for a
peace treaty with Austria because the country has not been denazi-
fied. Besides that we have the evidence and the announcement of
the leader of the Federation of Independence the Nazi Slavik,
a former SS officer(who in the name of pi pie who shared his
opinion demanded that their political orientation should be
towards the Eclet) concerning the Soviet Union's determination
to carry out denaeification. Slavik explained his demand as
being one way to solve the question of the ex National Socialists,
for practice in the Eastern Zone of Germany had shown that under
Soviet adminiation no one was asked what they had been but
rather what the', were nleaseow.
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In their political machination about the Austrian peace
treaty, theSOViet Union did not even try to make more or less
convincing demands. As one of the latest exCuses for delaying
the agreement Zarubin stated that it was necessary first of all
to settle the question of internationaliing Trieste. The Soviet
Government accompanied this iemand with an official Note to the
USA, Great Britain and France written on the 20th April,this year.
The Note demands that the Trieste cuestion should be solved as
soon as possible. But neither the Sliviet Government nor its re-
presentative Zarubin, nor the Soviet press, which reviewed the
Note exhaustively were in the positich to explain the relation
of the Trieste question, which coulj not be separated from the
peace treaty with Italy, with the signing of the peace treaty with
Austria. However, the aim was reached - the meetings were post-
poned Still further.
One might ask what aims the Soviet Union has in holding
up-the conclusion of a peace treaty with Austria by all possible
means. Western political circles consider that the Soviet Union
does not wish 'to discontinue her occupation of Austria, because
she would be obliged to withdraw her troops from this country
and thereby from Hungary and Rumania as well where even today
there ?are Soviet military units who remained there with the ex-
tu'Se that thyare maintaining connections with Austria. Bes1de6
that the SoViet Union has important material advantages from
occupying Austria. The Soviet authorities in?their Zone keep the
Austrian crude oil production in their hands and control the
entire exchange of goods, they dominate a number of former German
undertakings which have now become the property of the USSR etc.
The Soviet policy is to the advantage of the Western
Powers because on the one hand it enables that to show that they
are champions of peace and the independence of the people Voth
before the Austrian people and the whole world, and on the other
hand it enables them to retain the supremacy in their Zones
unhindered . All the consequences the Soviet manoeuvres are
borne by the Austrian people alone. They pay the expenses of
occupation both of the Eastern and the Western occupation autho-
tities and await their political an econordc independence with
impatience'. Signed: LB:
(RAD, 6th September, 1950)
TRIESTE INHABITANTS PROTEST,
Trieste, 5th September.
In a number of discriminatory measures taken against the
Slovenes in the Anglo-American Zone of the FTT, yesterday' the
President of the Trieste Zone Palutan'Irefused to issue a permit
for disp1ayin7 the Yurjoslav, Slovene and Tta:Lian flags with the
Red. Star in the corner in connection with the 20th anniversary
of the' Shooting of anti-Fascists at DasoVic and restricted the.
posting of propaganda placards to this place alone. In connection'
with these frequent discriminations a meeting of representatives
of the CP FTT, the Liberation Front of the Slovene people Of the
FTT, the Slovene-Italian Anti-Fascist Union, the Anti!-Fascist
Slovene?-ItaiianWmen's Union, the Union of AnthFaScist Youth;
the organisation of Former Political Victims an the representatives
of the leadership of the United Class Syndicates was held in Trieste
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A Note of protest was sent by the meeting to the diree-
of civil affairs of the Angle-American Zone of the FTT General
Edelman. This Note condemns the anti-Slovene ani anti-democra-
tic activities of the agents of the presidency of the Zone'.
Tbe letter says that th*.agrnte of the presidency of the Zone
were not entirely to blame for these measures of discrimination,
but the Anglo-American Military Government which allow members
of its lower bodies to uphold a c:euvinist policy towards the
Slovenes was also responsible.
At the same time, representatives of progressive democratic
organisations of the Anglo-American Zone of the FTT, in their
letter, demand that General Edelman receive them as soon as possible
so as to explain to him about the measures of discrill+ination...
The representative of the Anirlo-American Zone was obliged
to submit to the demand of the democratic population . Yesterday
afternoon, he gave permission for the isplay of these flags and
extended the permit for placards to the entire Anglo-American
Zone of the FTT and to the centre of the town of Trieste. However,
the representatives of the progressive Trieste democratic organi-
sations protested against this decision as well.
(LORDA_, 6th September 1950)
THE HARD POSITION IN ALBANIAN PRISONS,
Tirana, 5th September.
Because of the ever greater dissatIsfaction and opposition
of the Albanian people to the hostile policy of their Government
towards Yugoslavia, the Albanian authorities continue their ruth-
less measures and their mass arrests throughont the khole
country. The prisoners are treated inhumanly and instances of
violent death are not infrequent. The Tirana prison Sigushmita
has become renouned for its ruthless regime. All the prisoners
sleep on the concrete floor and their only food is 300 (7., at
raize bread .per 1ay:1 Col. Neston Uyaniku who immediately after
the Cominform resolution was arrested in Skadar because he ail not
agree with the resolution recently died .because of the conditions
in the prison. His on Djemal a lieutenant of the pre-army train-
ing in Kavaya was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. Lyuto
from Fir a lieutenant serving in Ginocastro died from whipping.
Throughnut Albania there are camps whore entire families exist
including even childrer and old people. In Vomias, a camp near
Tirana there are 800 families mostly with small children. All
the prisoners in this camp are fromfAouthern Albania. Prisonexs
from Northern Albania are placed in7camps near Derat. Their
position is ver4y hard and their treatment rough. The camp at
Tepelen for families from Merdit is also notorious. Entire
families are placed in all these camps whereas in the camp Himkri
there are only men and the majority of these are from Northern
Albania.
(DORLA - 6th September 1950)
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PRESS CONFENCE OF THE EZITIiH 1.Al1oi4A-4:uoUNGIL.FOd.TEACE:
London 4th -September.
0;
John Laurence, a 1--)ritish, journali.sit'and"' methber of the
deleg,Ition of the iritis',h -tiOnaI,cOuncil.for Peace, who is
leaving for Yugoslavia tomorrow announeed;"'We shall speak the
truth and the truth only of what we see in Yugoslavia". The
delegation is visiting Yugoslavia as guests of the Yugoslav
National Committee for the defence of Peace to see for themselves
whether the charges of the Cominform are true or not.
John Laurence continued:" We shall examine the charges
carefully as impartial observerse are a peace delegation and
as such we send the best wishes of the British Partizans of
Peace: to the -Yugoslav Fartizans of Peace. 'vle Shall examine in
particular the cominform accusation that Yugoslavia is preparing.
for war against her neighbours and that the Liaglo7Americans
have established. military bases there. The result of our
researches will at the same time be a reply to the charges
a,-ainst Yugoslavi ".
Lesla Schmitt, the director of the Conon announced at
the opening of the 17.-ss conference that the Executive committee
had welcomed the' invitation of the Yugoslav Committee with
great satisfaction, and had acceptedit. He pointed out-that
there had been 1,0 reply farm Bulgaria ,Hungery and umania either
to the Yug)slav invitation or to the British nenuest to
visit these c,untries. The London Lc-ations of thoss
countries 1-1e', I- stated that the demand had, been passed on to the
"capable authorities" . hen asked whether further steps had
been taken to obtain a reply from these countries, Schmitt replied
that the dema-d had been given five weeks ago and there was still
time for delo,:ations to visit these countricz.
(.Bo.rbt 5th. September 1-50
THE i)RITISH PEACE DELEGATION LLIGRe,DE
The delegati:in of the eritish National -Council for Feede
reached Delgr-de yesterday evenin by plane. Tie delegation
was composed Of the Oxford professor Idris Foster, the journal-
ists and essayist Kenneth Ingram, the journalist John Laurence,
the Secretary of the Peace Pledge Union and member of t4,National
Council of tie Pacifist Federal Union Sydn(y Bailey and/Nbichester
Guardian's representative Mark Arnold Forster.
The delc,i'ation was met at the if,ro,roaYthe President of
Praesidium of the People's Assembly of PR Slovenia and the President
of the National Committee for the Defence of Peace of Yugoslavia
Josip Vidmar, the Secretary of the Yugoslav National Committee
for the' Defence of Peace Mile Vitorovic, the director of the
Faculty for Journalists and DiploMates and member of the Executive
Committee of the Yugoslav National Committee for the Defence of
Peace Dusan Timotijevic and Marij'.! Vilfan member of the Executive
Committee of the Yugoslav National Committee for the Defence of
Peace.
(BORBA - 6th September, 1950)
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This Bulletin contains translations fr.om Yugoslav newspapers and periodicals. It is 'intended for the use of
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THIS IS AU ENCLOSURE
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BORBA
P.1. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ORGANISATIONAL CHANGES IN THE PF
SIXTH DAY LOAN TOTAL: 4,017,441,000
LAKE SUCCESS: MALIK VETOES AMERICAN KOREA RESOLUTION
NEW YORK: YUGOSLAV EMIGRANTS WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT NET YUGOSLAVIA
METING OF BRITISH COUNCIL FOR PEACE DELEG TION wITH MEMBERS OF
YUGOSLAV NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE DEFENCE OF PEACE
P.2. LORD JOHN BOYD ORR VISITING DALMATIA
25X1A
1950.
OF THE EVE OF NAVY DAY
WORKERS' COUNCILS TAKING OVER VARIOUS ENTERPRISES
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P.3. PLANNING WHICH DISORGANISES PRODUCTION-
*
MOSCOW: USSR .NOTE IN CONNECTION WITH SHOT DO7'114 SOVIET PLANES IN
KOREA
BELGIAN AMOR DIPIEREE ARRIVES IN BELGRADE
TRIESTE: AUTHORITIES TRYING TO. SHUT DOWN SLOVENIAN SCHOOLS IN
ANGLO-AMERICAN ZONE. FTT -
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TRIESTE: FAILURE OF VIDALIITES
PARIS: . ASSEMBLY OF INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND INTERNI TIONAL
BANK
WAR IN KOREA:
TOKYO: NORTH KOREANS TAKE ?POHANG
PYONGYANG: - NORTH KOREAN COMMUNIQUE
TOKYO:.. 8TH AMERICAN. ARMY COMMUNIQUE
WASHINGTON: TRUMAN APPROVS BUDGET LAW.
NEW DELHI: TIET- DELEGATION ARRIVES IN NET DELHI
BRIGHTON: ATTLEE PPEALS TO UNIONS TO SUPPORT GOVERNMENT ARMAMENT
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PARIS: STAND OF FRENCH GOVEIRNMENT TOWARDS GERMANY AND CHINA
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NOT GIVEN TO GOVERNMENT
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IV. NOVA MAKEDONIJA
Sept. 5, 1950.
BIG ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE STATE FARM AT LAZAROPOLJE IN LIVESTOCK
BREEDING.
P.3. A GROUP .OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES TRIED IN SKOPLJE FOR CARELESSNESS
AT WORK AND WASTAGES OF, NATIONAL PROPERTY.
V. SLOVENSKI PO-OCFVALEC
Sept. 5, 1950.
1'.1, NEW ORES DISCOVERED IN POSN AND HK10EGOVINA..
P.4, THE SHIPYARD AT ZADAR.
VI. L4 VOCE DEL P:POLO
Sept. 5, 1950.
P.1. NEW YORK; THE QUESTION OF FORMOSA AND THE USA reLICY.
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,YUGOSLAV EMIGRANTS IN USA ALWAYS BEHIND NEW YUGOLAVIA ,
New York September 6/50
A meeting of Americans of Yugoslav extraction was hold in New
York. The FPRY ambassador, Vladimir Popovic, and representatives
of Yugoslav instit_Itions in New York were invited as guests, The
meeting was'opened3Yhe vice-president of the Friends of Now Yugo-
slavia Club, Anton Garma, who pointed out that Yugoslav emigrants
in the USA will always support new Yugoslavia.
"The Soviet leadership is trying in every way to destroy a small
people because that heroic people will not follow its dictates"-
said Aleksandar Jusic. He pointed out that the emigrants will never
abandon the righteous caUse of the Yugoslav peoples. He spoke of
the condition of the weekly Cominform paper Narcdni Glasnik as an
illustration of the feelings of the Yugoslav emigrants in the USA.
.That paper-had a large ciculation while it wrote the truth about
Yugoslavia, but as soon as it began to slander Yugoslavia its
circulation decreased rapidly and it had to change over from a
daily to a weekly. " Th'e condition of that paper best shows on
whose side the Yugoslav emigrants are"- said Jusic/.
Ambassador Popovic spokewon the request of the audicnCe,, ?
.
He said that the people .of Yugoslavia are fighting by word and deed
or +.
the ns u
n of UN principles and are therfore behind the
E cilmma tion
desires o m i_lions of ordinary folk throughout the world.
Aftassador"Popovic warmly thanked our emigrants for all the
aid they It , extending to the peoples of Yugoslavia. (Tanjug)
3ORBA', September 7/50)
. SENTENCES PRONOUNCED AT TRAITOR TRIAL
The trial of the trators and spies LUPSIC, FLOR and SIMONOV
has ended. The following sentences were pronounced; Koriolan
Lupsic was sentenced to ten years hard labor wnd three years loss
of civil rights; Trajan Flor to 7i years of hard labor and two .
years loss of civil rights; ,Vladislav Simonov five years hard labor
and one year loss of civil rights. (Tanjug)
(BORBA 1September 7/50)
AUTHORITIES TRYING TO SHUT DOWN SLOVENE SCHOOLS IN TRIESTE
The school department of the Anglo-American Military Command
has received over a hundred letters from organisations of progressivw
Slovene teachers, parents and students, protesting against discrim-
inarory measures against Slovene schools. The letters protest
against the continuation of fascist measures in Slovene schools. The
letters stress the present 4
contions in Slovene schools in the
ngio-American zone as showinOtagsire of the Anglo-American author-
ities and the TRieste school authorities to gradually shut down all
Slovenian schools.
(BORBA,September 7/50)
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IN THE SERVICE OF THE TRIESTE CAPITALI3TS
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Recently since the Trieste workers' position has begun to get
worse and worse, the reactionary.policy of the Vidaliites has become
fully apparent in all their actions. Until recently Vidali at least
partly tried' to conceal his close. co-operation With the factory owners
and bosses. Today he apparently no longer condiders that necessary.
His closest co-operators-have been responsible for replying to the .
demand of the workers of Trieste's public warehouses for increased
wages by saying"they have not the, right to demand increased pay
because the general economic situation in Trieste is very unfavourable".
This announcement proves how far the Vidaliites have left the
revolutionary Marxist line. -Instead of leading-the workers in their
fight for their rights and denouncing the policy of the Trieste .
capitalists, the Vidaliites are defending the owners against the
?interests of the owners Obviously this attitude makes it easier
for the workers to decide to dismiss all the workers who continue to
demand increased pay.
For, their, anti-working class activity they. find various excuses.
They not only dodge every opportunity of supporting the workers in
their rightful demands, but most obstinately refuse apy' co-operation
in the actions which are undertaken by the United Class Trade Unions,
today the .only fighters for the rights of the :working class of Trieste.
The United ClasS, Trade Unions recently asked the Vi,daliite's and other
Trade Unions to support the demands of certain workers that their
employers shoujd pay wages according to the labour agreement. The
Vidaliites refused, excusing themselves by saying that "all their
Trade Union leaders were on holiday".
The driparture from the revolutionary line by the Vidaliite .
cominformists is also apparent in the- way they fan chauvinist passions
against the Slovenejnhabitants. The Vidaliites in th0-factories of
Trieste have put out of work 30 workers of -Slovene origin. With the
help of the Vidaliites the employers also dismissed a large number of
Slovene youths. The Trieste cominformists are alone responsible for
the failure of a large number of strikes organised with the support
of the United Class Trade Unions'. As a result of this treachery of
35 strikes which have been organised from January to May this year 22
failed and 9 ended with only partial success. e With this assistance
employers have succeeded in refusing in that period in all 70% of the
workers' demands.
At the same time the influence of United Class Unions on the
struggle of the Trieste workers steadily increases. The Trieste
workers today already mostly are c-nvinced of the treachery of the
Vidaliite Trade Unions, while in a great number of cases they have
recognised the fighting action of the United Class Unions whose policy
is concerned exclusively with the interests of the working class of
Trieste. This was shown at the elections for the new factory
committee in the "Ilva" foundry. . The cominformists who in co-opera-
tion with the management of the works succeeded in forbidding United
Class Union's list, got, in spite of pressure on the workers, only
621 of the votes. On many of the voting papers the workers wrote
that they did not want to elect Fascists and traitors to the working
class. They had a similar defeat at the harbour workers elections.
when their candidate was defeated in favour of Ant-,n Bouk who was
recently excluded from their fraction.
Having completely renounced the interests of the Priest?
working class Vidali and his cominformists are only directing their
efforts in one direction, to blacken Yugoslavia with lies and slanders.
But the Trieste workers are increasingly turning away from them
towards their only true representatives - the United Class Trade Unions,
(Sd.) M.H.
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LIST OF OFFICIAL RATES
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OF EXCHANGE NO.16
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria ?
Czechoslovakia
PQnmark
Egypt
England
Finland
France
Holland
Italy.
Canada
Hungary
Germany
Germany
Norway
Poland
Roumania .
U.S.A.
Switzerland
Sweden
Turkey
Note:
1. The
exchange and
expenses (on
100 Lekas
100 Austrian Schillings
log Bel7ian,Zrancs
100 Bulgarian LeYas
100 Czech Crowns ,
100 Danish Crown8'
1 Egyptian Pound
1 English ,Pound ?
100 Finnish Marks
100 French Franca
100 Dutch Firins
100 Metropolitan Liras
1 Canadian Dollar
100 Hungarian Florins
100 GermanMarks
Eastern zone. of
100 German Marks
Western zone of
100 Norwegian Crowns
100 Polish Hots -
100 Roumanian Lei
1 American Dollar
100 Swiss Francs
100 Swedish Crowns
100 Turkish Liras
100.-
192,3077*
100.-
17.544
100.-
725.164
143.558
140.-
21.739
14.285
1,315.79
10.-
43.351
425.-
oc.1,200.-
Oc.1,190.--476
14.?-
33.33
50.-
1,143.427
966.7_84
1 776.83
above rates are. used fer:_cnversin of foreign ?
currencies, when a. charge is made for ?commission and
the basis of a tariff):-
2. The above are medium rates of exehange applied both in
the case of buying and selling, without any other additions or
reductions. Therefore, there are no other rates of exchange in
use except the medium rates of exchange.
3.* The rate of exchange for the Austrian Schilling is
applied only for payments other than for goods end for the sale
cnd purchase of effective Austrian 3chillingS. . Payments for
goods with Austria are made through an account in "clearing" dollars
From the Natic,hal Bank of the Tray, Central Office,
August 23, 1950.
(OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE FF:CT
August 30th,,1950).
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The Cominform has termed Yug)slavia13 economic plan as
an "adventurous plan", "unattainable megalomania" and s) on.
....... Recently at the fair in Trieste many Yugoslav products
were displayed,such as lorries, and machinery etc. An Italian
,ournalist, Sergio writing in the Cominform paper il Lavoratore
said "we know that Yugoslavia has many min raIs ana-EFal?herTruit
and fish canning industries are highly developed" but he was
much surpkised to see up-to-date lorries and precision machinery.
He immediately finds an excuse for his surpriee. the machines
were not produced in the FrRY but they had brought foreign "pre-
fabricated" machines provided with Yugoslav trade marks to the fair:
We believe that Serge? was surprised at what he saw at
the fair, but he was hurt as well to think that Yugoslavia was
able to produce these things despite the anathema from Moscow and
despite the tales about the "megalomania" and "adventurism" of
our Five Year Flan.
(BORBA - Summary - 7th September 1950)
MEETING OF THE BRITISH PEACE DELEGATION WITH MEMBES OF THE
YUGOSLAV NATIONAL PEACE COMMITTEE.
This morning the Eritish National Council for Peace met
the following people who represented the YugaeLav National Committee
for the Defence of Peace: J)sip Vidmar, the President )C the Free-
sidium of the Pe)plets Assembly of Slovenia and President of the
Yugoslav National Committee for the Defence of Peace, Niroslav
Vitorovic Secretary of the Yugoslav National Committee, Dr. Sinisa
Stankovic Academician and President )f the Praesidiut of the Icaple'z
Assembly of IR Serbia, Miroslav Krleza writer and Vice-Yaosident of
the Yugoslav Academy of Science and Art, Isiiora Sekulic, writer,
Vida Tomsic President of the AFW of -Yu -oslavia, Radovati Lalic, pro-
fessor, Marija Vilfan Assistant-Director of the Directorat of
Information of the Yugoslav Government and Dusan Timotijevic, Prin-
ciple of the Journalists and Diplomates Sch ))1.
Josip Vidmar in the chair opened the meeting and greeted
the British delegation.
chtetohn Laurence bpoke in the name of the British delegation
whose ord John Boyd Orr (- is at present travelling through
Dalmatia. He said that their visit to Yugoslavia would have much
reaction not only in Great Britain but throughout the whole world
and amongst all true champions of peace.
T'e meeting lasted over 2i hours and was carried on in
most cordial atmosphere.
(BORBA - 7th September 1950)
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SESSION OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL.
Lake Success 6th September.
, Immediately after the opening of today's session of the
Security Council, the Soviet delegate Jakov. Malik submitted the
text of the Soviet Note of Protest which was handed to the United
States Government in connection with the incident with the Soviet ?
aircraft which was shot down on the Western coast of Korea. The
protest Note states that the American Government is responsible
for the incident because the Soviet aircraft was flying unarmed
outside the zone of Korean military operations. Malik mentioned
that he did not demand that the Security Council discuss this
question, stressing that it concerned exclusively the United States
and the USSR. Replying to this the American delegate Austin,
announced that the Council was entitled to act as it considered
necessary over the Soviet Note of protest, adding that the American
delegation would demand the Council to discuss the question. The
British delegate Gladwyn Jebb in the chair mentioned that the
Council was fully entitled to review both the Notes it had received:
yesterday's American Note and today's Soviet.
The members of the Security Council then went on with the
debate started yesterday about Korea. The delegates of Cuba,
Ecuador, Egypt and Kuomintang China were in favour of the American
resolution which calls upon all member-countries to refuse to *its A
assistance and encouragement to Northern Korea since she has refused
to respect the decisions of the Security Council. The representat-
ive of Southern Korea, who took part"in the debate but has not the
right to vote expressed the hope that the American resolution
would .he accepted;and the Soviet rejected. Malik protested. against
this announcement:because he considered that the Southern Korean
delegate was present merely to give information and not for putting
forward' his opinion.
Gladwyn Jebb as the British delegate announced that he
supported the American resolution and that he would vote against
the Soviet resolution, one point of which foresees the withdrawal
of all foreign troops from Korea and the invitation of a.Northern
Korean and a Chinese representative to the session, and another
wtich demands that American bombing in Korea .cease.
After the debate the American resolution was put to the
vote and 9 delegates voted for it. The Yugoslav delegate abstained
from voting. The Soviet delegate voted against' the resolution
and put the vito on its being adopted in the Council. This' is the
Soviet,? i 44th veto.
Before the xi t Soviet resolution was put forward, the
chairman mentioned that he invitation to the representative of
Southern Korea to participate in the session remained in force only
if the resolution were rejected, at the same time proposing that
the text of the Soviet resolution be changed in this direction.
However, Malik insisted that the Soviet resolution should be voted
on in its original text. 8 delegates voted against the Soviet
resolution and 2 delegates, the representatives of Yugoslav and
Egypt abstained from voting. Only the Soviet delegate voted for
the resolution.
(BORBA_ - 7th September 1950)
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A GROUP OF FRENCH WRITERS IN OUR COUNTRY.
A group of progressive,Franch writers who have come to
learn the truth about Yugoslavia have arrived in-Ljubljana. The
group consists of Claude Avelan who was in Yugoslavia in 1933
when the Pen Club congress was held- in Dubrovnik., Max DoVier
the President :of the Fen Club of Belgium who had written several
books on the First World War and Jean Divignaux, who has been
to Yugoslavia before. He was a memter of the CP France and was
expelled this year.
The group also included Jouis Martin Sofier who wrote
novels before 1918 and took part in the resistance movement in the
Second World War. Now he is the president of the National Com-
mittee- Of French-writers. Clara.Maleraux was a member of the
CF during thb war and collaborated in the first -Viet Nam revolu-
tionary movement. Edith Thomas a novelist has been to Yugoslavia.
Last year she Was expelled from the Commurtst Party.
Be Bosse a Belgian painter is on his way to Yugoslavia..
Today the group of French writers Was shown around the
Ljubljana University library and the town by the Slovene writer
Matej for.
- 6th September 1950)
THE GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ORGANISATION
IN YUGOSLAVIA.
The General Director of the International Health Organise.-
tin Dr. Brook Chisho1i who has visit4d Yugeslavlo i3 loiaving our
country today. He has visited health institutions in Beigrade,
Sarajevo and Zagfeb. He emphasized that the Yugpslav health or-
ganisations have made great efforts to overcome epidemics and
to improve the health of the nation.
(BORBA - 6th September 1950)
BULGARIAN INTERNMENTS.
Sofia, 5th Seletember.
Arrests and internments of people opposed to the terroristic
measures of the Bulgarian Security agents continue. These in-
ternments are reported from Delenj a place in the Vidin district
the families of Petar Petrov, Teodor Petrov, Flora Genov, Angel
Stanov, Todor Jonchev and Atanas Starev and 9 other families
from a place called Gazoye, The interned families from the Vidin
and Kula district succeersometimes:h smalleyffiessaes from 1-emote
places such as the vicinity of Karnobit, Korten, Kazanlk, Trpnjak,
Burgas, Jambol or Donja Dobrudja., The life of the people interned
is wary hard , many old and ill poep:le are amongst them. Many
of them write to their relations to send them food stuffs, since
the camp food is very poor.
(L.Gal2" - 6th September 1950)
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SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS
CPYRGHT
This Bulletin contains translations from Yugoslav newspapers and periodicals. It is intended for the use of
the participating missions and not for general distribution. Accuracy of the translations is not guaranteed.
N0.265.
THIS IS AN ENCLOSURE T 25X1AO
DO HOT DETACH
HEADLITS.
POLITIKA.
.th September 1950.
P.1. LOAN TOTAL:4,262,858,000.
LAKE SUCCESS: SOVIET PROPOSAL ON AMERICAN BOMBING
REJECTED.
LONDON: LABOUR PARTY DELEGATION LEAVES FOR YUGOSLAVIA.
BRAILSFORD ARRIVES IN BELGRADE.
P.2. CHERVENKOV'S TACTICS ON THE VILLAGE.
BISHOP OF DJAKOVO RECEIVES DELEGATION OF BRITISH
NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR PEACE.
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PARIS: INTERNATIONL MONETARY FUND MEETING.
LONDON: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY CONFERENCE BEGINS.
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ROME: STRIKE OF ROME GAS-WORK WORKERS.
*
PRAGUE: TWO DEATH SENTENCES PRONOUNCED IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA.
PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY OF B and H TO HAVE 8TH REGULAR SESSION.
ON THE EVE OF THE ZAGREB FAIR.
OFFICERS."-TO BE COMMISSIONED ON NAVY DAY.
WAR IN KOREA.'
Tokyo: North Korean Break-through Stopped.
Tokyo: North Koreans Take Waegwan.
Tokyo: North Korean Communi4ue.
P.3, WCRKERS' COUNCIL OF MARIBOR AUTOMOBILE FACTORY AT WORK.
IN NEW CIVIL COUNCILS OF BELGRADE WORKERS WILL BE
CHOSEN ACCORDING TO THEIR SPECIALITY AND THE JOB THEY
PERFORM.
LOCAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES OF VALPOVO COUNTY INDEPENDENTLY
SOLVE ALL ECONOMIC QUESTIONS.'
IMPROVEMENT OF WORY IN MONTENEGRIN PF ORGANISATIONS.
P.L. BELGRADE WARD FRUIT AND VEGETABLE ENTERPRISES CANNING
FOR THE WINTER.
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TTTENNA: SUGAR FACTORY IN AUSTRIA CLOSg3 DOWN.
NEW DELHI: SIKH TRIBE LEADER ARRESTED.
REPATRIATION OF AUSTRIAN CHILDREN FROM THE FPRY.
SUBURB MARKETS NOT PROPERLY SUPPLIED.
RAD
DUBROVNIK RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL BEGINS.
FOR PROPER RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN WORKERS.
ADENAUERt'S PROPOSAL FOR WEST GERMAN ARMAMENT,
NAVY TRAINING.
NOVA MAKEDONIJA
Sept. 6, 1950.
P.2, REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS IN THE SOUTH?WEST MACEDONIA,
A PUBLICATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE FOR
THE NATIONAL HISTORY OF THE MACEDONIAN PEOPLE.
SLOVENSKI PUPOCEVALEC
Sept. 6, 1950.
P.3. LET US PREVENT THF SPREADING OF INFECTIOUS DESEASES.
LA VOCE DEL POPOLO
Sept. 6, 1950.
IMPORTANT RESOLUTION OF TEE- CLASS TRADE UNIONS
CONCERNING THE ECONOMY OF 11-IESTE.
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ADENAUER/S PROPOSALS FOR RnARMING WEST GERMANY
.Adpnauer reCently presented the Allied High Commissioners with
a proposal for the rearmament of Germany. Immediately afterwards he-
gaVe an interview to a New York Times correspondent, explaining his -
demands.
?
He had asked for greatly strengthened police forces which should -
be equip:Cedwith heavy weapons and tanks. He emphasised that such
steps were necessary as. theresult of developments in Korea and the:
greatly strengthened police forces in East Germany.: He said that
the people's militia in East Germany amounts to 260,000, including
80,000 "Bereitschaft," groups living in barracks. According to
Adenauer the latter are armed with tanks and heavy artillery. Besides
these forces East Germany has forces for internal security, while West
Germany has only, 96,000 in the forces armed only with truncheons and
revolvers.
As Adenkluer said, in spite of the Atlantic Pact the system
of European defence is not sufficient, the organisation of police in
West Germany absolutely does not correspond with the needs. He there-
fore asks for the creation immediately of a force of 60,000 infant,rY -
and tank troops and that the West German police, including this 60,000,
should be increased to 260,000. In a commentary AFP mentions that
this demand was the result of advice to Adenauer by former Generals
von. Mriteufel and Guderian.
Adenauer's- demand had surprised Bonn political circles in that the
Chancellor- did not inform his government in advance of his intentioni
totake.this step and even .told the press before holding a meeting of -
his government.
After his return. to Bonn Adenauer had a meeting with the leaders
of the parliamentary groups in his coalition. The Christian Democrats,
the Free Democrats and the German Party, it was afterwards announced
that agreement in prj.nciple was arrived ?at..,
Some days later a secret meeting was also held of presidents of the
11 'West German y-:,-7;ons.. They agreed to accept the Chancellor's demands
on reorganisation of the police. They decidedto equip and instal in
barracks mobile police,. and that in. case of need police of one' region
..Could be put at the diSpoSal of another.
The leader of the .Social Democrats- Schumacher also in fact agrees
with- Adenauer, except that the latter has "too.ensily accepted obliga?-
tions which the Allies wish to put on Germany in the framework of the
general defence plan, without at, the some time giving the Germans com-
pensation -in the form of equality of rights in all fields."
'There has been wide eomment on these proposals. The .American
authorities regard them favourably.. McCloy announced. that GerMany will
be-included in the defence of. Europe. Dean. .;Icheson denied some press
statements. that kl.gpamf had f.keed?fcir J.earmamett with the specifiC
demancrto-createFa7nSt 'German Army. Adenauer hod .merelypresented the
security situation' as he saw it, especially as regards the rearmament
of East Germany,
The French Government, as stated by official_ sources, favourably
,xegards the proposal in "the interests of .internal security". But the
French government does not agree that the police should be armed. with
heavy weapons and placed under the German Federal Government. The French
view is that police should be under regions and only put at the disposal
of the government in cases of exceptional need.
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Most of the Western Press supports Adenauer's proposal. The
British Economist says the Soviet Government should be publicly told
that these armed forces of West Germany will be kept in direct pro-
portion to the forces in East Germany and if the latter increase so
will be the former. The English 122E1;2:LIr has the same opinion.
The Times considers that the creation of a federal force is probably
the only practical way in which the Germans can participate in the
defence of the West. On the other hand the Socialist Unity Party
paper Berliner Zeitung says that with Adenauer's interview the re-
militarisation of West Germany has entered a new phase.
In any case the consolidation of affairs in Germany and the
creation of a Unitd Independent and Peacoloving Democratic German
Republic is in no way served by rearmoT.-ntoand the reintroduction of
the military spirit, either in East or in Wst Germany.
(Sd.) M.H.
(RAT) 8th September, 1950)..
LABOUR FORTY DELEGTION LEAVES FOR YUrlf)SLAVIA
(London, 7th September)
Today a delegation of the 'Executive Committee of the British
Labour Party left by aeroplane for Yugoslavia. The delegation, which
comes on the invitation of the Executive Committee of the People's
Front of Yuwslavia consists of the Chairman Sam Watson,. the General
Secretary Morgan Phillips and one member Harry Ernahr.or4
(7.0LITIKA 8th September, 1950) '
HENRY BE7tESI0OHD iotRIVES IN BELGRADE
Yesterday, together with his wife, the well-known British
public worker Hela...y H.Bereford arrived in Belgrade. He has come as
a guest of the Government of Pit Macedonia and will stay some days in
our country.
At the time of the Ilinden/in 1303 Mr.Henry Beresford was amongst
the first European progressives who raised his voice against the
Turkish atrocities committed against the noodonian people, As
Professor at Glasgow University he wrote a 6,ores of articles protest-
ing against the Turkish atrocities at that time.
Bitpj
In October of the same year t oer with-his wife he visited/
as head of a group of medical wrkers, giving medical help to macedonian
fighters for freedom. In the fo71.whr, 'Tear he published a book on
his impressions of Macedonia. In the clirse -f the second world war
he continued to express his symprIthy for the Macedonian people's fight
for liberation. He followed the Yugoslav people's struggle and called
on the other B11cn7-' pies to take an example from Marshal Tito's
soldiers.
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CHERVENKOV'S TACTICS IN THE VILLAGE.
In Bulgaria which is expressly an agricultural country
this year's period for the buying up of the harvest has brought
to light? more than ever before the difficulties created by the
Government's policy in the village. At present the Aituation in
'the village is the fundamental problem dealt with inyAlgarian
press and this means that it is at the same time a burning question
for Chervenkov's leadership of Bulgaria.
The campaign for the buying up of grain was started by
Chervenkovrs personal appeal to thtweasantry, which the Bulgarian
press presented as "an appeal for/progress of the homeland".
The Bulgarian press at the beginning of the c9ilection of crops
immediately announced, in bold headlines, information about
"the 100% handing-in of grain"in certain villages. The front
pages of the Bulgarian newspapers were almost daily covered with
the so-called "endless flow of telegrams and reports to Vlko Cher-
venkov",which , it confirms,are sent by the peasants because they
have handed over the state quotas of grain. However, the Bul-
garian papers themselves show that - in spite of the great concern
of the leadership and even of Chervenkov - the situation is notes
rosy as it is made out to be.
On the 19th July,Rabotnichesko Delo announced the Central
Committee's directive which makes the task of conscientiously
supervising the gathering in of whest imperative, so as to render
impossible "the infernal plots of the enemy". To illustrate the
disposition of,the village workers today - after two years manage-
ment by the Bulgarian Cominrorm leaders - the best example is
the following task set "from 'above," and announced in Rabotnichesko
Delo No. 200: "The Party organisations and the People's Councils
must organise supervision throughoUt the country. They will have
to muster the entire people to preserve the grain... They must
publicly brandmark the enemy and punish the offenders severly..."
The paper utechestveni Front in its number of the 4th August
published in a prominent?TIace an appeal to speed-up the handing
over of the grain: "Geaseless work and the full mobilisation of
.labour i8 essential". Rabotnichesko Delo of the 19th August enu-
merated many failings in the buying up and ,stated that in the
district of Tolbuhin depots for grain had not been found until the
represehtative of the Ministerial Council came and threatened them
with "an extremely severe punishwent". The same articel mentions
that in the district of Nikopolje the handing in of grain was?
behindhand and therefore many of the 1-4.',s!s cif the village
people's committees had been dismissed. Some of them had been
expealed from the Party and the Fatherland Front and others had
even been sent to court.
All these particulars about unmasking "the enemy" the
threats of "severe punishment", the dismissal of district leaders
etc. throws a dark shadow over the so-called stream of telegrams
and reports" in connection with the celebration. of the birthday of
"the great teavher of the Bulgarian people Vlko Chervenkov and
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If the people shower Chervenkov with telegrams about the 100%
of handing of the grain, why would the leadership, headed, by Cher-
venkov,have to call upon th?m to mobilise their powers and speed
up the ,nafiding in of grain to. fulfil their quotas?
However, in spite of all that,the handing in of'quotns is not
being satisfied. A few days ago the Ministerial Council had to
intervene again. New resolutions about new measures were announced
In order to justify this.latest pressure, in the Bulgarian press
there were articles about the aller,eci rF?sistance of the peasants
in Yugoslavia over the buying, up of grain, and about how,," the
insubordinate" peasants will not hand in their surpluses, and how
"the prisons and hard labour camps" were full up with peasants,
etc. Zemedelsko Zname announced further that in the Yugoslav
prisons "200,000 peasants were rotting away in prison". Such
news, of course, is thougat up to mitigate the dissatisfaction
of the Bulgarian peasant masses, who, according to Chervenkov's
logic, should learn the lesson that,after all,in Bulfaria it was
not "as bad as it might be".
This is the only thinr that remains to the Bulgarian leaders
to persuade the Bulgarian peasants and the entire people, since
these leaders are Cominform agents and divided from tbe people.
And the flow of telegrams TICi reports to Chervenkov" are not even
intended for internal use, but are intended to recommend these
leaders even more h1,-,;nly to their Moscow bosses, who have subordinat
ed the interests of the BulL.arian people to their hegemonistic
policy.
- 8th September 1950)
THE BISHOP -OF DJKOVO, ANTUN AKSAMOV1C,RECEIVES THE BRITISH PEACE
DELEGATION.
Antun Aksamovic the Dishop of Djakovo and member of the
Executive Committee of the Yugoslav .National Committee. for Peace
has received the members Of the delegation of th: British National
Committee for Peace. He conversed with them for more than an hour.
After this the members of the delegation were entertained 0,-td
luncheon at Ayala given t by the Yuoslav National Committee,
(POLITin - 8th September 1950)
PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY OF BAND H.
By Ukaze of the Praesidium of the People's Aseemb2,v of PH
B and_11 the People's Assembly of the PR B and H is summoned
to its 8th regular session for the 26th September, 1950.
(FOLITIKA - 8th September 1950)
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REPATRIATION OF AUSTRIAN CHILDREN .FROM FPRY-
Belgrade,. Sept 7/50
? ,
The Yugoslav Red Cross repatriated on September 6,1950 a group of
56 children of Austrian nationality whose parentsare in Austria.
(Tanjug)
(044...-September 7/50)
WORKERS WILL BE CHOSEN ACCORDING TO THSIR SPgCIALITY AND THE JOB
MEY PERFORE N NEW CIVIC COUNCILS OF BELGRADE
At ward'people's committee meetings that will be held during
this month, new civic councils, which will have the right of
decision in connection with all questions envolving the work of ?
the people's authorities, will be formed and attached to commissions.'
Proposals and criticisms of citizens will be put into effect much
quicker through these new councils. Practice hitherto did not
oblige commissioners to accept and carry out council decisions.
However, the various commissions will be obliged to effect the
decisions of councils,within the limits of possibility.
The new method of operation and more coMplex tasks have also
necessitated a better composition of councils. Hitherto prominent
workers and PF members were Chosen as council members, regardless
of their qualifications. Thus there were cases, for example,
where a construction commission didn't have a construction expert
or an education commission was without.an educational workerlteacher
or professor. In the future, the best citizens will be named for
councils but in doing so one must take. care that they are .named
to the council which best suits their qualifications.
These new councils will enable the inclusion .of the broadest
people's masses in the econotic cultural and health development'
of their wards. For example, the civic councils attached to the
Commission of Trade and Supply will pass decisions granting
or rescinding consumer cards in accordance with existing legal
decrees, will decide on the locations of ?shoos of the entire trade
net of the ward and will control the profitability of operation
of the co-operative and state trade net of the war, Councils
attached to the Commission for Trade and Supply will also control
the hygienic conditions of shops which handle food commodities.
Councils attached to commissions of communal affairs will, among
other things.; pass -decisions concerning the repair of. certain streets,
the lay out of parks and will consider proposals of house councils.
The Council for Education, attached te the Commissions for Culture
and EcuCation will treat:tbe probleMsof.pening children's pLav-
grounc.s, schooi kitcnens, _Libraries, etc.:, tne uouncil tor
the Peo-Dle's edification, attached to the same commission, will pass
decisions on measures concerning the improvement of the people's -
education and will occupy itself with courses for illiterates and
with the work of people's university. The Council attached to the
Commission for People's Health will concern itself with actions for
fighting epidemics, suggest measures for health protection and pass
decisions on the holding of obilgatory hygiene courses. The new
civic councils are not yet meeting officially. They will begin
operations only after the people's committees name them at their
meetings. Upon the suggestion of ward people's committees and
mass organisations, around-5u0 citizens, have already taken upon
themselves the task of being direct representatives of the people
in the people's authority.
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CPYRGHT SUMMARY OF THE YUGOSLAV PRESS
This Bulletin contains translations from Yugoslav newspapers and :periodicals. It is intended for the use of
the participating missions and not for general distribution. Accuracy of the translations is not guaranteed.
No. 266
THIS IS AN ENCLOSURE 25X1A
DO HOT DETACH
Saptember 911950
Headlines
BORBA
P.1 EIGHTH DAY LOAN TOTAL: 41451,230,000
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MARSHAL TITO RECEIVES LORD JOHN BOYD ORR
MARSHAL TITO AWARDS POCKET WATCH TO SHOCK-WORKER
BRITISH LABOR PARTY DELEGATION ARRIVES IN BELGRADE
BRITISH PEACE COUNCIL DELEGATION VISITS FACTORY
BRITISH PEACE COUNCIL'MEMBERS VISIT COLAKOVIC
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WORKER'S COUNCIL TAKING OVER VARIOUS ENTERPRISES
50TH BIRTHDAY OF MIHO MARINKO
P.2, SEVEN YEARS SINCE DAY OF ISTRIAN PEOPLE'S UPRISING
WORK OF PEOPLE'S INSPECT:L:14 IN S'OVENIA COULD BE BETTER.
CELEBRATION OF NAVY DAY IN BELGRADE
DELEGATION OF YUGOSLAV NEWSMEN LEAVE FOR LONDON
NATIONAL DANCING ENSEMBLE (WINNERS OF INTERNATIONALFESTIVAL
IN ENGLAND) TO PERFORn IN BELGRADE
BUYING. UP OF MEAT AND CATTLE
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P.3, SISAK BLAST FURNACE TO INCREASE PRODUCTION
NEW RAILLINE OPENED
TWO SIGNIFICANT MEASURES IN :MARIBOR ENTERPRISES
PARISCP SPAIN AND UNITED SOCILIST?PARTY OF CATALONIA OUTLWED
LAKE SUCCESS: REPLY OF TRYGVE LIE TO PR CHINA G'TERNMERT.'
ROME: ITALY REQUESTS ARMAMENT AID
TRIESTE: INJURY OF BASIC NATIONAL RIGHTS OF SLOVENE
INHABITANTS .
LAKE SUCCESS: SOVIET PROPOSAL ON ANNUAL REPORT REJECTED
.'!LONDON: 257PH MEETING ALSO WITHOUT RESULTS (DEPUTY FOREIGN
MINISTERS MEETING)
LONDON: FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THREE WESTERN POWERS TO CONSIDER
MORE .AUTHORITY FOR WESTERN. GERMANY
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P BONN: PRESIDENT OF WEST GERMAN FEDERAL COUNCIL ELECTED
PARIS! INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUN) SESSION
WAR IN KOREA ?
TOKYO: NORTH KOREA TiOOPS TAKE JONGCHON
TOKYO: SITUATION ON KOREAN FRONT
PARIS: UNESCO API-ROVES CREDIT FOR KOREA AID
?,4, PHOTO INDUSTRY FOUNDATION SET
NEW RULES OF ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONIN BELGRADE AND VICINITY
BASIC DECREE ON BUYING UP OF AGEICIJLTUIIAL PRODUCTS PASSED
II, POLITIKA
P 3,ROLE OF MERCHANT MARINES IN FIVE YEA1', PLAN
UNEXPLy.LTED EXPORT RESOURCES
P OF GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF E;PERPME FOR CATTLE AND
CATTLE 2Ro,JICTI
111. GLAS
P.,-2.,NIS ON WAY TO BECOME GREAT CITY
DEPARTURE OF 005. SCIENTISTS FOR INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES
POOARD TO SELL GOODS IN BELGRADE SHOPS
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P#40RUMANIAN ECON0i11 IN THE ILNDS OF "SOVROM'S"
P4,5,NEW INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS IN B.& H.
SUPLJA 321J NA BECOMING GREAT MINE CENTRE
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V. 20 OKTOBAR
-Pel,MASS PRODUCTION OF TRACTCM BEGINS'
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SLOVENKI. POPOCFvkiza
Sept ember 7 1050
p.1. 011J). CATHOLIC PRIEST SUBSCRIBED 10,000 ? DINARS FOR THE NATIONAL
LOAN.
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PREPARATORY woiRlip ON THE MOTOR 'HIGHWAY 'iAGREB?LJUDLJANk.'
THICK LAYERS OF KAOLIN IN MACEDONIA.
p.3, MODERN DRYING. PLANT PLU,S .IN5TALLATIONS ..FOR. A..
IN
IN EXCHANGE FORA MILLION FOREST TREE SEEDLINGS.
NOVA MAKEDONIJA
September 7, 1950,
P.3. LET US BUY UP THE LAST NOT PURCHASED QUANTITIES OF WHE.1-1T.
NEW MACEDONIAN DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT CO?OPERATIVES: "OUR PRIDE".
7 FOLKLORE?FEPTIVALS TO. TAKE 'PLACE' IN SLOVENIA DURING SEPTEMBER
.'AND OCTOBER,1950; SLOVENES FROM CARINTHIA.TO PARTICIPATE.
LA VOCE DEL POPOLO
P.2..THE SHIPYARD SCOGLIO .P.OLA.
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September 7, 1950.
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MA-R3HAL TITO -REGEIVES LORD.jOHN ?B0D 0=)IR
(Belgrade, September 8th) .
Marshal Tito today received Lod John Boyd Orr, President.of tht.
British National Council for the Defence of 'Peace, and his wife, at
6 poi. Lord ani Lady Orr stayed for dinner,
(BOIZBA - 9th September)
DELEGif.TI-N OF KITIJH LABOU P.:2RTY ddIVES IN 3ELGRliDE
The delegation of the Labour Party, visiting Yugoslavia, arrived
in Belgrade at 8 o'clock Thursday night. In the delegation are:
Sam Watson .President of the British Labour Party, Morgan Philipps,
Secretary of the Party and Harry Ernshawe Member of the Executive
committee of the Party.
The delegation came .upon the invitation of the Executive.emmittee
of. the People's Front of Yugoslavia, The British guests were met ?
by the General Secretary of the Executive Committee of the '.(ugoslav
-Front, Dr.Blagoje Neskovic, Djuro ialaj CC President of the YFTU,
Milo Jovicevic, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the.PFY and
Ninko Petrovic President of the Executive Committee ofthe Belgrade
PF.
(BORBA 9th September 1950)
REPAESENTATIVES Og THE BAITI.311 NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PEACE VISIT
COLAKOVIC
(Belpradel 8th September)
The Presi]ent of the Council for Science and Culture of the
Federal government, Comrade Rodoljub Colakovic, today received represen-
tatives of the British National Council for Peace, headed by Lord John
Boyd Orr.
(BO:MA - 9th September, 1950)
DELEGATION OF fliq03LAV NEWSMEN LEAVES FOR LONDON
(Belgrade, September 8th)
: delegation of the Yugoslav Federation of Newsmen going to
visit England as guests of the British Govern:lent, left for London
today.. The delegation consists of: Miroslav Vitorovic, .leneral
Secretary of the Yugoslav Federation of Newsmen, Dusan Blagojevic,
Lssistant Editor of Borba, Franc Barbijeri, Assistant Editor of
Naprijed, Miran Nogrin, 4,ssistant Editor of Ljudska Pravica, Zdravko
?Bear, Editor of Medjunarodna Politika and Jasa Almuli, Editor of
Tan iu. The delegation is accompanied by the British Vice-Consul
de-Z6g-reb.
(BORBA - 9th September, 1950)
INJUY OF BASIC NATIONAL RIGHTS OF SLOVENE INHABITANTS
(Trieste 8th Septemb r)
The action of the Anglo-American zone FTT police of taking off
Yugoslav and Italian (with dad Star) flags, which began two lays ago in
Bazovica upon the orders of the police inspector, was continued ,by
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in the vicinity of Trieste - a group of Vilaiites, aided by cominform
groups from Trieste, tore up many flags with red stars and wrote anti-
democratic slogans on some houses during the
The Vidaliites and the civil police carried out these anti-Slovene
and anti-democratic actions in spite of the fact that the Presidency
of the zone in Trieste permitted the display of flags with red stars.
and the posting of posters.
Members of the'Civil police ordered inhabitants of Sesljan to remove
flags, under the threat of arrest. Since the majority of the inhabi-
tants refused to remove the flags the -eolice: removodthem themselves.
Protesting against the joint action of cominformists and civil
police, progressive Trieste papers write that the ripping of Slovene
flags and posters means a violation of the basic national rights of the
Slovene inhabitants. Primorski Dnevnik writes that this action is
tantamount to fascist actions, referring to the time when groups of
so-called Squadrists attacked Slovenes and Slovene institutions.
(Tnnjug)
(BOBA, 9th September, 1950)
ELECTRIC CURRENT CONSUMPTION
The General Directorate of r]iectro-economy of the -eople's LZePublic
of Serbia has issued an order prohibiting the use of electric current for
hotplates, flatirons, electric heaters and the like during the time
from 18.00 to 29.30 hours every day, except on Sundays and state holi-
days, on the following territories: Belgrade, 7,emun, Pancevo, Ltakovica,
Obrenovac, Smeth,revo, Pozarevac and the neighbourhood and Kragujevac,
Cacak, Titovo Tizice, tankovicevo (Kraljevo), Krusevac, Svetozarevo
(Jagodina), Cuprija, Faracin and the neighbourhood.
Those who violate this order will have their electric current cut
off and will be fined up to 10,000 dinars.?
All electric current consumers, particularly those who use electric
current for motors, hotplates, flatirons, heaters and the like .are
requested to restrict the use of .electric current to the absolute
minimum between 6 and 11 in the morning and 6 and 8.30 in the afternoon.
The order is effective immediately.
(BORBA - 9th Septemb ,r, 1950.)
BASIC REGULATION ON SALE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
The government of the FPRY has promulgated the basic regulation on the
sale of agricultural products with a few important novelties in planning
planting and deliveries to the state. This regulation helps harmonise
sowing plans with delivery plans.
In addition to the stipulation that producers must be assessed with
regard to compulsory deliveries, which was partially done in 1949, there
is something new in the method of fixing assessments. Its implementa-
tion will give full expression to the democratic manner of preparing
planting ad purchasing plans in which our working peasantry will fully
participate. The procedure will be as follows: executive board of lo
local people's committees make proposals for assessing producers on their
respective territories. Seven days later, thc obligation of each
farmer must be discussed at a conference convoked for this purpose. Any
remark made by a farmer against his own or any other assessment must be
duly discussed. Seven days after that, executive boards of local
people's committees.. muot :341b 4151101a0IAMMOIA s together
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with remarks, made against them by farmers to their countypeople's
committees. After establishing assessments county people's
committees are to return such plans to the villages concerned.
Assessments are only then to be entered into farrmstead lists and
farmers at that time must state the kind and quantities of cereals to
be planted, In this way every producer participates directly in
establishing his own sowing plan, in order words, he proposes it and
, .
the conference either accepts or rejects it,
If, in spite of this, any producer should find hisobligation
unsatisfactory, he is entitled to file his complaint to the executive
board of the county people's committee, eight days after entering
such assessment into his homestead's list at the 'latest,
Another basic feature of the new re-:ulation is that an assess-
ment once fixed cannot be increased since such an act would be contrary
to the validity of the decision with regard to assessment. This will
help us to avoid repitition of many former failures evinced in plant-
ing and deliveries. This regulation also eliminates tho possibility of
of reducing assessments which are now fixed for a period of one year
(this applies to all homesteads except those whose crops have, suffered
because of inclemencies).
The new regul-tion of the federal government will now permit
the working peasantry to participrte on a widespread scale in the
establishment of our producing pinn? and to struggle against speculators
who are avoiding fulfillment of their obligr'tions.towards the state.
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RUMANIAN ECONOMY IN THE HANDS OF"SOVROMT%
Present day Rumania represents.an obvious proof that
the building up of socialism and the strengthening of the economic
pcwer 40m4)pun4yyj4q6ippossibio, without a planned direction of
economy SO far only one plan 11db been made in Rumania, that was
the One-Year Ilan for 1949 . In the official explanation of the
plan it says that its aim is to raise industry to the pre-war
level and to create the conditions for passing a long term plan.
However, it is not difficult to guess the real aim of the plan,
if one takes into consider44on the fact that Soviet economic
exprts have worked it out. Instead of a five-year plan which
should have been initiated this year, a one-year plan was passed
again and the five-year plan pOstponed to the period 1951-55
because the se ond Soviet post-war five-year plan will begin in
1951 and the Rumanian economic plan must adapt itself to thi*
But setting aside the aims the Rumanian economic plans
cannot contribute to the improvement of the economic situation
in the country, since they apply to an insignificant proportion
of the economy of Rumania. The fundamental and '1,reponderant
part of Rumanian economy remains outside the plan, for these
are run by the no-called "Sovroms" , the Soviet-Rumanian mixed
com,Inies. The Rumanian authorities have no control over the
affairs of the mixed companies, because the entire work of these
companies is directed by Soviet directors,experts and advisers,
who are responsible solely to the economic agents of the Soviet
Union.
The first mixed Soviet-Rumanian companies were fotinded
in 1945, when the Soviet Union, through theee companies establish-
ed their control over Rumanian transport. Dy the mixed company
"Tars?" the entire internal air-transport of Rumania came under
Soviet 'control. ? Through the 4riixed company "Rat" the entire
Rumanian shipping on the Danube came under the Soviets. And
through "Sovrom Transport" the Soviets became the bosses reet
anly of land, river and sea transport but of the shipyards at
Gala, Braila, Turn Severin and other. places.
Rumania is well-known as one of the main oil producing
countries of the world. And so one can understand why the Soviet
Union seised the whole of this important branch of Rumanian
economy. Today the Soviet-RumaniAn comapeny "Sovrompetrol" became
the actual owner of the refineries which formerly belonged to
America and other countries. Besides that the Soviet Union con-
trols the affairs of the Rumanian petroleum companies "Muntenia"
and "Petrol-Export", which, without the approval of the Soviet
Union , cannot dispose of their products.
One one branch of economy, nor the natural wealth of
the country ha been spared from Soviet exploitation. Over 25%
of the entire territory of Rumania is covered wit. forests of
excellent quality. Almost half of the exploitation of these
forests is done by the mixed company "Sovrom Lemnu". The metal
industries are likewise controlled by "Raqia" and many other
industries are controlled by mixed e(mpanies such as "Sovrom Metal",
"Sovrom Carbune","Sovrom Chim","Sovrom Insurance" "Sovrom Film"
"Sovrom Constructor", "Sovrom Tractor" and numerous other i;ovroms.
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The principle of creating mixed?compavies on the basis of
equality and mutual-assistance in essence should very beneficial,
but the methods and form of the Soviet *mixed companies represents
a typical example of the imposition of unequal relations betwem
'a great power and small suboreeate countries. The princir4e
upo0 which the work. of these companies is based speaks of this.
According to the peace treaty with Rumania all German property
in this country belonged to the Soviet Union. One must remember
that during the war Hitler's Germany greatly increased Rumania's
industrial potentials, turning that country into one of her most
important supplier of war material. Because of this theIJSSR
has inherited a very considerable property. After .dismntling
factories and carrying off equipment to the Soviet Union a large
number of concerns belonging directly to the Soviet Union remain-
ed in Rumania, which provided the-capital for the mixed -compnaies.
However, there are great numbers of mixed companies in which the
Soviet share is only in the administration, that is to say the
'directors, engineers and other experts, as is the case in"Sovrom-
Tractor". When this 'company was founded,the Soviet Union promised
to furnish the necessary machinery finally it came out that thEy
had sent only a director and an adviser. The set-up in the mixed
companies is thus: the Rumanians must provide the labour and
the -raw material and equipment and the Soviet Union invests only
sequestered property or else directs the production.. Thusi.n
"Sovrom-Transport" ? Rumania invested sll her ships and ?shipyards
with their entire equipment and labour, and the SovieteUnion
gave her contribution in the form of the ships she found in Ru-
manian harbours.
What advantage the Soviet Union reaps fiom these mixed ,compa-
nies is shown in the way the Soviet Union speculates with Rumanian
cil. Drawing this precious pruduct from the Rumanian oil wells
as their part in "Sovrom Fetrol", the Soviet Union sells it at
world market prices to Eastern and Western Europe, as her own
product. Furthermore, Rumanian oil on orders from the Soviet
Union is being sold from one Cominform country to anothor, Thus
Poland, whose foreign trade is controlled by the USSR resells
Rumanian crude oil to Bulgaria and Bulgaria cannot import one
gram of foreign goods without the approval of the Soviet Union .
This example will show the damage done to Rumanian economy. Ruma-
nia is well-known as an exporter ?of wood, one of the small number
of independent Rumania. concerns, "Lemnu Export" tried to sell
its wood in the ntar East. The Soviet-Rumanian mixed company
"Sovrom Lemnu" offered wood at muchlower prices. The Rumanian
concern could not stand the competition and , ld their wood
without making any profit., ?
The Soviet periodical "Novoye Vremya" No.32 of the 9th
August this year gave a review of the Rumanian display in
Moscow. The writer of the article writes : "Crude oil... was
greedily exploited by the American, British and German trusts
for many years and Rumanian oil reserves were drawn off".
And today? Today the trusts Standerd Oil Company, Columbia,
"Greditul Minier" have been taken over by"sovroms ", One can
understand that the author of the article did not mention that
the methods of exploitation remained the same. Is it :y easier
for unemployed RUmanians of whom there are still tens of thousands
to seek employment in vain at the Soviet firm "Kraska" which was
once the German concern"I.G. FarbenindustrieT Is there any dif-
ference for the Rumanian workers if their products are taken off
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FOR ih,!TER AELsTiuNS WITH OUR FOREIGNERS
Since the war many foreigners have come to our country.
to get away from the difficult economic pOsition in their own
countries and to lend their skill to the buildlng up of socialism
in our country and enjoy the great benefits offered to them
here. Many have come because they ase well disposed towards
our country and its strug-rle for political and economic indepen-
dence. Their skill is absolutely necessary to us and we must
therefore give them every o portunity to make the best use of it,
Their successes have been recognised; for instance in
Sarajevo 29 foreign workers have been proclaimed shock worker
in Fora 100 etc..This shows that the foreign workers in our
country have a socialist conception of their work.
One of the major problems is the question of material
supplies for our foreign workers ( food, accommodation etc). For
this the Federal Government passed an Order concerning supplies
for foreign workers on the 5th April 1945,
The City People's Committee of Zagreb has been exemplary
in carryio this out. They have issued special cards and opened
several special shops where the foreign workers receive guaranteed
supplies. Other places, such as Skoplje, have not been so con-
scientious.
The most usual injustice, however, is the misuse of the
technical skill of these foreign workars. Often they are turned
on to doing ordinary manual labour. This is serious because their
technical skill is necessary for us.
Sometimes, because of bureaucratic tendencies, there have
been istances of foreign workers not receiving their ration cards
in time. Those responsible might ask themselves how these people,
who have difficulties in making themselves understood, can get
along without them.
Another difficulty is that some people fail to realised
that foreipn workers are just as much intitled to recognition of
their work as their own people are.
It is also important to make contracts with foreign workers,
and they are glad to do so.
It is the business of the syndicate organisations to see
after the foreign workers; to see that they have concluded contracts
to correct their faults, to find accommodation for them. Briefly,
it is the task of the syndicate organisations to improve the life
of thevorkers as much as possible.
Recently the German workers in our country held a
consultation in the premises of the League of Syndicates of Yugo-
slavia in Belgrade, and the Italian held one in Iola. They
clearly outlined the problems of the foreign workers. Since then
the Federal Ministry of Labour has taken steps to clear up vague
questions, such as marriagtis, snnding money, categorization,etc.
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This Bulletin contains translations from Yugoslav newspapers arid periodicals, .1t is intended for the use of
the participating missions and not for general distribution. Accuracy of the translations is not guaranteed.
No. 267
P.1.
HEADLINES
?BOPBA
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Septerber 10 &?11, 1950.
NINETH DAY LOAN TOTAL 4,609,689,000 DINARS SUBSCRIBED.
YUGOSLAV NAVY - VIGILANT GUARDIAN OF OUR SEA.
THE, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE. PEOPLE1S FRONT OF YUGOSLAVIA
AND THE LABOUR PARTY DELFGATION MEETING.
THE DELEGATION OF THE BRITISH NATIONAL COMHITTEE FOR
PEACE IN SARAJEVO.
MR. H. N. BRAILSFORD RECEIVED BY MOS:. PIJAD, IN BELGRADE.
YUGOSLAVIA PARTICIPATING IN THE RIR AT BARI.
P.2. PRIOR TO PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN MONTENPGR4.
FESTIVAL DEVOTED TO RENAISSANCE IN DiUBROvNIK OPENE4!
THROUGHOUT THE 'STORY OF OUR SEA NAVIGATION.
8.
P.3, ROAD TRAFFIC -FFK IN SERBIA.
GROUP OF YUGOSLAV JOURNA,IFTS ARRIVED IN LONDON.
COLOMBO: 7 LEADING MEMBERS EXCLUDED FROM CP OF CPYLJON.
BRIGHTON: SUDDEN INTERRUPTION OF TRADE UNION CONGRESS
MEETING.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL ABOUT THF EXTENSION OF MILITARY
SERVICE,
PRELIMINARY STEPS TOWARDS THE PROLONGATION OF MILITARY
SERVICE IN FRANCE,
TRIESTE: POLICE. ARREST7D A GROUP OF PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATIC
ORGANIZATION MEMBERS.
NEW RESTRICTIONS IN THE AMERICAN EXPORTS-OF sTW,TEGIC
MATERIALS.
GT7-NEV77.:. THE WORLD FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATIONS _al THE, UN
. IN rAvouR OF PR CHINA ADMITTANCE TO THE UNO,
CZECH CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMINFORM CAMPAIGN -ANOTHER TRIAL.
ARMED CONFLICT IN KOREA:
TOKYO: FIERCE BATTLES IN THE REGION OF WAEGWA-N-INYONG.
PYONGYANG; PROTEST OF THE NORTHERN-KOREAN GOVERNMENT.
PYONGGYANG: OVER 15,000 AMERICAN SOLDIERS KILLED DURING
JULY AND AUGUST.
P.4. LORD JOHN BOYD ORR,LEFT OUR COUNTRY.
VENIZELOS1 COALITION GOVERNMENT DEFEATED IN THE GREEK PARLIAMENT.
YUCTOZTAAV TrallibITION AT THE TR/MOTE P.1/11.
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POLITI4k_
P.1. ?DAMASKLNEW SYRIAN GOVERNMENT FOPMED.
P.2. WASHINGTON: TRUML-N ENTRUSTED WITH FULL CONTROL OVER THE
AMERICAN ECONOMY.
COMINFORM EXCUSE - AN ACT OF ACCUSING.
BONN: ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF WESTPRN GERMANY P DERAL
COUNCIL.
P.3. COTTON FIELDS UNDER BELASICA.
THE EXHIBITION OF STEVA TODOPOVIC'S PAINTINGS.
GLAS
P.1. VIENNA: 74IRKERS. DEMAND INCREASE OF WAGES,
LONDONr BRITISH .GOVNRNMENT RESOLUTION ON THE QUESTIONS OF
,NATIONAL DEFENCE.
P.2.
EYE-WITNESSES SPEAK. AN INTERVIEW OF HUNGAPIAN SOLDARS
WHO ESCAPED TO YUGOSLAVIA.
OMLADINA
P.1. TRACTOR STATIONS WOUND UP - TRACTORS HANDED OVER TO
PEASANT PRODUCER CO-OPERATIVES.
PEOPLE'S YOUTH IN THE YUGOSLAV NAVY EDUCATED IN ACCORDANCE
1:TITH TRADITIONS OF YUGOSLAV COMMUNIST. YOUTH ORGANIZATION.
P.2. FIRST OPERATION OF OUR NAVY DURING-TUE LIBERATION WAR.
FLOTILLA OF THE REPUBLIC OFDUBROVNIK.
P.3. 12 YUGOSLAV YOUNG MUSICIANS TO TAKE PART IN THE VI INTER-.
NATIONAL COMPETITIONS AT GENEVE.
THE ARCIVES OF THE REPUBLIC OF TUBROVNIK.
211 NEW SCHOOL PREMISES BUILT FOR ALANIAN SCHOOLS IN KOSOVO
? AND METOHIJA.
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BORBA '
MONDiff.
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MTH DAY LOAN TOTAL: 1,677,391,000.
DELEGATION OF BRITISH NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PEACE
DID NOT RECEIVE PERMISSION FROM GOVERNMENTS OF
ALBANIA, BULGARIA, HUNGARY AND RUMANIA TO VISIT THEIR
COUNRIES,
DELEGATIuN OF SPANISH REPUBLICANS LEAVE PARIC_FOR
YUGOSLAVIA: PARIS.
GROUP OF ITALIAN WORKERS ARRIVE IN ZAGREB.
PASSENGER VESSEL BEING RAISED FROM THE SEA BOTTOM,
NAVY SCHOOL GRADUATIONS.
REVIEW OF YGUSOAV NAVAL OFFICERS.
*
RESOLUTION OF SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION OF THE CC CP CROATIA.
YUGOSLAVIA WINS 9TH CHESS TOURNAMENT.
P.2. ADRIATIC EXHIBITION OPENED IN ZAGREB (IN CONNECTION WITH
YUGoSLAV NAVY DAY)
8TH REGULAR SESSION OF CROATIAN PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY
-BEGINS TODaY.
VISITING OUR MINE-SWEEPERS.
P.3. WASHINGTON: TRUMAN SPEAKS ON USA DEFENCE
WASHINGTON: INCREASE OF AMERICAN TROOPS IN WESTERN EUROPE
WAR IN KOREA:
Tokyo: North Korean troops take Iohang airfield.
Tokyo: MacArthur's Headquesrters Communique.
Pyongyang: North Korean Communique.
Tokyo: Nortb Korean Army Chief Killed in Action.
PARIS: 285 FOREIGN COMMUNISTS EXPELLED FROM FRANCE.
ATHENS: VENIZELOS'S GOVERNMENT RESIGNS,
PEKING: CHU EN LEY TELEGRAM TO TRYGVE LIE.
NEW YORK: FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF
GYNAECOLOGISTS.
EXPERIENCES OF WORKERS' COUNCIL OF ZLETOVO MINE.
P.4, MORE AND MORE ENTERPRISES MANAGED DY WORKERS' COL-
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IOLITIKA
. THE STRENGTHENING OF PRINCIPLES CF SUCCESSFUL POLITICAL
WORK IN IF ORGANISATL.M.
1.2. NEW POLITICAL caisIs IN GREECE.
P.3. ZENICA WORKERS. SURPASS FLAN.
FISH CANNING FACTORY IN IKA: HOW THE ENTERPRISE MANAGE-
MENT DOES NOT COOPERATE WITH TRDE UNIONS. .BRANCH.
P.1.
F.2.
F,3.
A FELGRADErINHLLITANT VISITS.ZAGRE.
rq,AS.
PROTOTYIE OF CAMERA CONSTRUCTED.
FEDERATION OF VOLUNTARY FIRE FIGHTING SOCIETY FOUNDED
IN FR SER-IIA.
ACTION IN. ACTION
UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT.
AAD
F.1. THREE PHASE GENERATOR: 1RODLJCT OF"RADE KONCAR"FACTRY.
F.3. SUCCESSES IN FACTORY 'YGODENT"
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NOVA MAKEDONIJA
Sept. 8, 1950,
P.2. THE QUALITY OF FOOD INDUSTRY PRODUCTS CAN BE IMPROVED.
P.3. A CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF COMINFORM POLITICAL
MORALS.
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Sept. 9, 1950.
P.1. PRIOR TO COTTON PURCHASES.
P.3. IN CONNECTION WITH THE CELEBRATION OF SEPT. THE 9TH IN
BULGAFIA.
SLOVFNSKI POPOC7VALEC
Sept.81 19504
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P.I, 50TH BIRTHDAY OF THE SLOVENE PRIME MINISTER.
AT NIS A RADIO AND X-RAY APPARATUSES FACTORY
ANNUAL EXPORTS OF WINE FROM YUGOSLAVIA AMOUNT
ETEEL OUTPUT INCREASED BY 120% SINCE THE END
NEW TYPE OF YUGOSLAV PLANES.
P.2. GREATER-BULGAld N PATRIOTISM - "GUBEhNIYA ON THE DANUBE".
GERMAN CHIIBREN TO BE RETURNED TO THEIR PARENTS IN AUSTRIA
AND OTHER NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
TO 2,000 WAGONS.
OF WAR. -
AMENDMENT -TOOTHE REGULATIONS ABOUT TRADING WITH POTATOES.
THE MINISTRY OF STATE it.GRIOULTURAL FARMS ABOLISHED IN
SLOVENIA AND DIRECTORATE GENERAL ESTABLISHED INSTEAD,
THE INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEAFCH WORK ESTABLISHED
AT LJUBLJANA..
NEW HYDRO-ELECTRICAL PLANT.AT CETINJA
NEW COMMISSION FOR HEMP GROWING ESTABLISHED IN SLOVENIA.
TEXTILE FACTORIES UNDER CONST"UCTION IN HERCEGOVINA.
9th of Sept., 1950,
P,1. TOTAL NUMBER OF PEASANT PRODUCER CO-OPERATIVES IN YUGOSLAVIA.
4,700 MORE HECTARES OF LAND TO BE PLANTED WITH WHEAT IN MACVA.
P.2, DESTROYERS OF CO-OPERATIVES PUT ON TRIAL. IN LJUBLJANA,
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LA VOCE DEL POPOLO
Sept. 8, 1950.
P. ? "EXHIBITION ABOUT ADR'ATIC" OPENED IN.'7AGRFB.
Sept, 9, 1950.
P. 1. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE 9TH OF SEPTEMBER, 1943 FOR THE
PEOPLE OF IST7'IA.
P.2, TRIAL AGAINST ECONOMIC SABOTEURS AT FIUME.
SOLEMN CELEBRATION OF THE NAVY DAY AT POLA.
PRIOR TO THE AUTUMN SOWING.
P.3. 28,754 PERSONS FROM ISTRIA PARTICIPATED IN THE LIBERATION
STRUGGL1' OF ISTRIA.
P.4. A LETTER FROM FANCE: ON FRENCH TRADE UNIONS, SINCE THE
END OF THE WORLD WAR II.
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RESOLUTION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY PLENARY SESSION OF THE CC CP CROATIA
? Yesterday in Zagreb an Extraordinary Plenary cession nf the CC CP
Croatia was held.
Having listened to the report of the Folitbureau of the 'CC CP
Croatia concerning the revealing of hostile agents of the cominform
in the CC CF Croatia and having held a discussion, the Plenum, of the
'CC CT Croatia passed he following
RESOLUTION
The Plenumstates that :lade Zigic, Dusko Brkic and Stanko-Danica
Opaeic, concealing themselves in the High Party forum, have been working
A'armst cominform attack on our country, against the line of our party
AFTER To
and its Central Committee'. These two-faced people Rode Zigic, Dusko
Brkie,and.Stanko-Djanica Opaeic.have testified that they are agents of
the coMinforth and,. formally agreeing with the party line in the party
forum's, have been working against the economic measures of our party,
against the tempo of our socialistic industrialisation, against the
realisation of the five year plan, against the line of our external
policy, against the security of our homeland and the building up of
socialism in the F7RY.
dade Zigix. strove to sabotage the completion of the five year
plan by ,concealing the neglect. of :basic tasks in the alleged struggle
for .sedondary tasks, throughout the land,he sabotaged all the economic
measures Such as ? the buying up the activisation of labour, the
Mobilisation of squads; ? he tried to. render useless all economic reso-
lutions directed towards the carrying; out -of our economic tasks. With .
the pretext that. our exports were unprofitable, he strove to weaken the
efforts in carrying out the plans- for foreign trade for the aim of
undermining the industrialisation of the country.
Outside the Central Committee, through the country he attempted
th demobilise and weaken the struggle for carrying out tasks, tenden-
ciously spreading doubt abot the ,possibility of: the building up of
socialism, belittleing-our economic successes and magnifying the
difficulties.
In the field of international politics 'Rade Zigic, in spite of
the diligent and clear attitude of the FTRY on the subject of the
defence of independence and the protection.of..peace in the world,
spread' and popularised the cominform politics of terrorising and the
policy of division into spheres of interest which the leaders of the
USSR are practising, and thus becomes an open agent of cominform
slanders and hegemony of the government of the USSR,
1n this position he attempted to impede the unmasking of comin-
form policy and to. create a rift in our ranks.:
When called ,upon to explain his attitude towards the party and
the party line, Zigic attempted to launeh.a slanderous attack on the
party and the members of the CC; but compelled by facts and proofs)
he admitted his anti-party attitude in. the main, which revealed him
as a cominform agent.
Dusko Brkie (according to what he. himself admits) joined the
ranks of the communist party not impelled by the irreconcilable class
struggle for the victory Of socialism, but because of his persuasions
on the line of some mystical Slavism: which even today prevents him
from accepting the line of the party a.gainst the attacks of the USSR.
When called to answer for his work which was contrary to the line of
the party, he replied that he admitted the correctness of the CC and
the party and tried to explain his actions by saying that in the situ-
ation which has arisen between the cominform and our cc)liatir he was
unable to work because f
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Dusko Brkic, as the most responsible economic leader, skill-
fully sabotaged the fulfilment of business tasks of the Five-Year
Plan, by transferring labour . to secondary and unimportant tasks.
Thus he instilled confusion and nervousness amongst the cadres.
All this was done with the object of demobilising manpower and
delaying the completion of key projects. Through his overt chau-
vinist behaviour, he tried to disrupt the fraternal relations
between Serbs and Croats.
Stanko-,Ganica-Opacic had the same stand concerning all-ques?
tions as did Rade Zigic and Dusko Brkic. He tried tocbstruct eco-
nomic development, sabotaged the fulfilment of export plans; and
neglected work in his department. When in the field, he fought
against our economic- measures (buying-up, the inclusion of man-power
in economy, etc.).
Rade Zigic, Dusko Brkic and Stanko-Canica-Opacic worked together
in this enemy activity. They formed anti-Party group and atteMpt--___
ed to form a Cominform faction in the Party., That faction was
supposed to undermine the confidence of the people in the Party
and cause demoralieation Among other things, they spread slan-
ders that areas which had had Serbian uprisings are being neglect-
ed, but kept quiet about the fact that Dusk?. Brkic was named
by the CC to direct the development of these areas of uprising
and that Rade Zigic and Stanko-Canica-OpaCic were supposed to
help him in that ejob, because of their functions in economy - there-
fore in as much as there were omissions and mistakes in. the
carrying out of the Party line in the development of those 'areas,
they are most responsible for this.
Unmasked at the meetings of the CC CF Croatia Politburo -
held on August 26,27 and 29 and on September 3, not having sup-
port in their anti-Party and anti-people work neither in the Party
nor from the people, they are trying to create public confusion
by showing how they supposedly submitted their resignations to .
their jobs in public work because they disagreed with the policy
of the CC. Making use of the fact that they were Serbs, they
tried to interpret their supposed resignation as an expression'of
the stand of the Serbs in Croatia, which in fact is the Cominform
line, which intends to disrupt fraternal relations between our -
peoples, and particularly between the Serbian and Croatian people.
Rade Zigic, Dusko Brkic and Stanko-.7;anica-Opacic have be-
trayed our Party, the workers of our countriand our people, who
are fighting a stubborn struggle for thevictory of socialism,
who are carrying out a principled struggle. against the hegemonist
and non-peace loving policy of the USSR's Government, against
the attempts of the USSR's Government tosubjugate the peoples
of Yugoslavia, who are fighting for- the victory of a policy of
peace and equality between peoples and. states. .
All., of their work was aimed against the development of
socialism in our country and against the. independence and secu-
rity of our homeland.
, The CC CP Croatia Plenum 1,1.ereftre decides that Rade Zigic,.
Dusko Brkic and Stanko.G,9nica-Opacic be expelled from the ranks of
our Party as anti-Party elements and as enemies ef socialist ?
development and enemies of our socialist homeland.
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BRITISH NATIeNU COUNCIL FOR PEACE DELEGATION DOES NOT GET.
PERMISSION TO VISIT COUNTRIES NEIGHBOURING YUGOSLAVIA.
-7777.TiT7ITTE-September.
The British National Council for Peace delegation which came
to Yugoslavia upon the invitation of. the Yugoslav National Com,
mittee for the tiDrence of Peace, today gave the text of a letter,
which was sent on 6th September to the diplomatic representatives
of the Governments of Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Rumania, to
newspaper men. The letter one again asked for permission to
visit these countries and thereby find out whether the governments
of those cAntries are preparing war ae;ainat Yugoslavia.
The first request to visit the above mentioned countries wore
sent from London towards the end of July. However, no ,replies
to either of the requests have been received. '
The letter which Mr. John B. Laurence, head of the Dritis%
National Council Peace delegation, submitted to the diplomatic
representations of the above mentioned countries in Belgrade, upon
his arrival in Yugoslavia, states: "I write to you as the h6ad of
the British National Council for Peace delegation which has visit-
ed. Yugoslavia in order to check up on the accusations of the Conn-
form about the preparations of an aggresaive war against your count-
ries and the creation of bases for aggressive military preparations
of Britain, the USA and other coUntries. As you know, the FRY
Government claims that such au_gressive preparations are not being
carried out on Yugoslav territory, but, on the contrary, that it
is the Government of yaur country that is carrying out war prepa-
rations against Yugoslavia."
The letter further states that because of this the British
National Council for the Defence of Peace has requested thu,diplo-
matic representatives of the countries neighbouring Yugoslavia
to grant them a permit whereby they Could visit their countries.
The delegation expresses the readiness that if the permit is grant-
ed before week's end it will still be able to prepare its visit
to these countries.
The delegation has not received any sort of answer to its re-
quest ,c fr. (Tanjug)
(BORBA - nth SEPTEMBER 1950
DELEGATION OF SPANISH REPUBLICANS LEAVES PARIS. FOR YUGOSLA.VIA.
Paris, 10th September.
Last night a delegation of Spanish Republicans left Paris
for Yugoslavia. The delegation is made up of many prominent lead-
ers ad reprewentatives of the Spanish anti-fascist movement in
France. The delegation will travel throughout our country as
guests of the Yugoslav Society of Volunteers in the Spanish Civil
War. Amongst the 22 members of the delegation we find Riquelme,
a general of Republican Spain, Jose del Dario and Felix Montiel,
f rmer members of the CC CF Spain, Dr. Ajuaca president of the
gnneral momevent of Catalonian Republicans - which enlists all
Catalonian anti-fascists, Ortego, secretary of that movement,
Bartomi Salvador general secretary of the Catalonian invalide
organikwesived paReidase?o0V08/1061 CIN-FIDFINKEDillaROCWOOI9p0111-Out . Col.
'Castillo and other prominent progressive Sransih henublicanw.
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A reception was held in hohour of th,,, delegation prior to
its departure from Paris. Ambassador Petrovic expressed his
conviction that this visit would further consolidate friendly
and fraternal ties between the peoples of.Yup-oslavia and Spanish
Republicans.
General Riquelme answered, saying'that his people would never
forget the contrubution of Yugoslav volunteers in the Spanish civil
war. He said that the example of Yuoslavia inqires hope to Spanish
anti-fascists. He said that this visit is being made with the
intention of studying Yugoslav reality on the spot.
(BORBA - 11th September 1950)
ACTION IN ACTIjN.
Having made one"sensational discovery" concerning Von Kleist
Action feels that it should, come out with another one.
The stage is now transferred to Italy. In one of its recent
numbers Action learns from Rome that "Italian political police
has worked. mit a series Of measUrms from breaking up democratic
organisations. Under the instruction of the American teachers..."
"Of course, the main role belongs to Yugoslays " : "... with this
object in mind - writes Action - it is planned to use two Trotsky-
ite groups and various Y7177.7r7V organisations in Italy,,"
The article Mentions "semi-official co-operation between the
Yugoslav Ambassador Ivekovic and the American,"and "large funds
which Ivekovic has at his disposal for propaganda activities and
.information activities of Yugoslav oranisations in Italy...
.The origin of these funds is not known, but it is known that they
do not come from Belgrade." -
Action knows very well that this "new discovery" about
supposed 'Yugoslav-American plottirg against Italian workers' move?
ments will have the same fate as the Von Kleist fable. Put work
is work: a lot of lies must be dusted onto Yugoslavia.
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ONE MORE TRIAL
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A few days ago in Prague another trial was held. The produCers,
as those list year in Budapest and Sofia, have given their precious.
contributionp to the history of monstrous trials.
In what way is the Prague trial. .similar to its precusras? The
- Prague trial does not differ from the Budapest and Sofia trials- aithq
in the fabricated charges or in court procedure.. All these are aimed
, to PerSuade the entire democratic public that socialist Yugoslavia,
which has invited all well-intentioned and sincere adherents of peace
to come and visit her, is a danger to the order in the Eastern Eunpean
, countries and to peace in general.
. This time 16 Yugoslav and Czechoslovak citizens are on trial.
They are all charged with (Bpionage, terrorism andsubvprsive activities
against the state ofCzechoslovakia. iffid since, of course, sUch work
cannot be conceived without an extensive spy net in the country itself
a certain number of Czechoslovak citizens have been charged together with
the Yugoslays. According to the indictment these Czechoslovak citizens
are incorrigible faseists who have not only lived in freedom but have
reached important places in the state apparatus. How did these Yugoslav
citizens come accroSs the Czechoslovaks for this espionage? But of
course this work isdirected from fascist Belgrade and for this work
they must look for cooperatorsamongst fascists!
After the reading of these very scanty indictments without
concrete examples of the activities of these people the judgo. mpporod...
He strove'Ao get an admiesion from those accused which would correspond
exactly to the. indictment, a thing unknown in legal practice. He has
shown us one more special method - to question the main accused, who
ordinarily has to charge the others, in the presence of all those
accused. That is probably done in order that theyshould More easily
be able to confirm -everything they are accused of.
On the examples of his coneagues in Budapest and. Sofia the
Prague judge saw to it that court procedure developed according to plan.
Naturagmsuggestive questions had to be present as also preventing the
accused/speaking- further if it was .noticed that he was digressing on
to other subjects,. etc. It was not in. the least surprising that the
judge opened the questioning of the first accused,Kovic, with the words;
"Since you admit that you have had much pn,,ctise in. espionage ..... ."
At this the accused- interjected, in. confirmation?f his own stkatement
"Yes, yes". What else could the accused havesaid when his ENPusors
imputed that he was already engaged in espionage in Czechoslovakia in
1945 andwhen he knewperfectly well that he must confirm this since
the entire leadership of Yugoslavia, according to the cominform, was -
in the service .of the gestapo even before '7Ale war.
The judge played his role through to the and. He put the.
following to the accused: "Mr,Filet, you have heard the questions
which have now been put to Mr.Kevic". - The accused spoke .of his
activities ?and the judge interrupted him: "Afterwards- you cam& under
the command....." and he detained him further: "Yes, that's right,
just finish your sentence Alright" He forced an answer from
the accused.. Then the second scene: ifWbuld you kindly Mr.Mijavec)
the same way as Mr.Filetsay ..... ". And to the accused Kraker:
"Just briefly, not so generally. - Just say tile main points", And so
this is how the new kind of judge in the new court procedure apPears.
And what about the crimes of the accused and tho- activities undertaken
for the execution of their tasks? The judge is not interested in thebe
for this is not his task Because of this it is impossible to find out
anything about these in court.
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-It is clear frem all this what was desired from this trial.
In their comilentaries Rude Provo and Lidove Nevini have confirmed this.
It .was intended to "prove" that the activities of the accused were
for the benefit of the Yugoslav fascist clique" and that it was all
in connection with the plans revealed at the .tajk trial in liudapest.
It is true that so far the trial "proved" that the us !3 of leadership
worked for the lestruction of the movement in the Eastern European
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ceuntries, and now the prolucers of the Pra,:ue trial have revealed tha
those countries were suPposed to divi.'e off from the Soviet Union and
to become unite] in some kind of Danubian federation. And so it took
a year for the producers of t-ae Pra;ue trial to come upon this
'sensational" discovery. New_ver, they have wasted so much time in
vain when it could have been confirmed at the Budapest trial.
But for the producers of the Prague trial something else was
necessary. Aitheugh in every trial of this kind certain YUgoslav
diplomatic representatives have been included, at the Traue trial
the producers found it necessary to Eharge the consular representative
Kevic se as to justify the bad treatment and persecution of. .our . ?
diplome,tic representatives in Czecholovakia. The h-ague.indictments
prove the accused were for theirespionage making use .of the rugoslav,
people's front in Prague, in order to justify the arrest and death by
torture of DiMitrijevic, the President of the front. But the anti-
democratic procedure yuieth diplomatic representatives of. a foreign
country, unproceriented in international relations cannot be concealed
by these state trials any more than they can wash away the blood .of
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innocent men.
(Si.) Z.M.
(FOLITIKA ..?10th. September)
MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PF YUGOSLAVIA.-,11D THE LABOUR PARTY
DELECTATION
On the 8th ani 9th of this month in the premises of the Executive
Committee of the PP' Yul;oslavia a joint meeting was held,. witheMilovan
Djilas.in the chair, of represontatives of the PF Yugoslavia and the
delegation of the Labour :arty of Great Britain; At thismeeting they
exchanged opinions and discussed ?questions which interested them both.
FROM 1t'h1.-, EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE OF THE.
PF YU103LVIA
(BORBA - 10th c'eptember)
COMRADE I103A IJADE RECEIVED MR.H.N.BRILSFORD
The..Vice-President? of the Fresiaium of the National Assembly of
the FPR Y Mesa Pijade yesterday received the celebrated British writer
-1-1:1 public worker Mr.Henry N.Prailsford?end hi S wife in the Presidium.
The conversation betvieen the British writer ani Comrade Mosa Pijade
lasted :about one hour.
BORBA - 10th September)
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